Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Tonight is the last chance to sign up for Mattoon JFL. Players in 4th to 8th grade are eligible. Stop by the complex between 5:00 and 7:00. Also, volunteer announcers are needed for games. If you'd li...

Phillies Fan Injured By Flying Hot Dog (Philadelphia, PA) -- A Philadelphia Phillies fan is on the mend after getting a black eye from a hot dog. Kathy McVay was allegedly injured by flying meat durin...

Koko, The Sign Language Gorilla, Dead At 46 (Woodside, CA) -- Koko, the gorilla who learned sign language, is dead. The 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep Tuesday at the Gorilla Fou...

Rally In NYC Supporting Bill Banning Plastic Straws (New York, NY) -- New York City's proposed ban on plastic straws is getting another push today. Lawmakers are holding a noon Eastern time rally at C...

Eva Longoria Gives Birth (Los Angeles, CA) -- Eva Longoria is a mother. The actress gave birth to her son, Santiago Enrique Baston [[ bas-TONE ]], Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles...

Teens, in Middle School and High School, can create custom buttons at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library's button making event on Tuesday, July 3rd, from 4:00-5:00pm. This is a free program and is...

The 24th annual Lake Shelbyville Dog Show will be held July 7th. Categories are: Best trick, best dressed, smallest dog, biggest dog, and most precious puppy. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than si...

An Ohio woman suffers minor injuries and is charged following a personal injury crash along I-70 west, near milepost 98 in Effingham Wednesday, June 20th. Preliminary details from Illinois State Polic...

(San Francisco, CA) -- Instagram is out with a new mobile app that allows users to post hour-long videos. The app is called IGTV and will feature user-generated videos from up and coming internet cele...

Arcola Youth football camp will be July 23rd through 26th at the high school. The camp is open to players entering 4th through 8th grade this fall. Contact Coach Lindsey at the high school, or email n...