Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A kid's fishing tournament will be held tomorrow (6/23) from 8:00-11:00 a.m. at the Edgewood Legion Lake. It's open to kids 16 and under. Registration starts at 7:30. A weenie roast will follow.

The Jasper County American Legion will have a drive-through lunch from 10:30 to 1:00 today. Smoked pulled pork sandwiches, and pulled pork nachos are $3.00 each. They'll also have frozen packages of p...

Chris Young is bringing the "Losing Sleep" Tour to the State Farm Center in Champaign October 27th with special guests Dan and Shay, Morgan Evans, and Dee Jay Silver. Tickets go on sale Thursday (June...

County Road 2200 East between 300 North and 400 North near Hutton will be closed next week for culvert replacement. The Coles County Highway Department says the work, which will start Monday (6/25), s...

The Green Wave Cross Country Challenge will be held July 14th at the course behind Lake Land College. The one-mile fun run will begin at 8:15 a.m., and the 5K run will start at 9:00 a.m. Register befo...

Kids in grades kindergarten to sixth are invited to stop in at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on June 29th from 2:00 - 3:15 to learn about how community gardening can help your community. The ...

According to an email from ISP at 3:35pm (Thursday, June 21): Troopers are on scene of a crash blocking both lanes of I-57 northbound at milepost 217 (between Tuscola and Pesotum). The crash has traff...

Community Blood Services' Bloodmobile will be at Charleston Family Video tomorrow (6/22) from 4:15 to 7:00 p.m. All presenting donors will get a free DVD rental. Please remember that photo ID is requi...

The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois, Little Wabash River below Clay City affecting Clay and Richland Counties. The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, ...

Ameren Illinois says more than fifty customers have received calls this week with the caller claiming to be from the company, followed by a threat of cutting off service if the homeowner doesn't make ...