Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A family 5k & wellness expo for Meals on Wheels will be held June 30th at Community Park in Effingham. The run and walk, which is open to all ages, will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Rotary Pavilion. ...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Mobile Mammography Services will be hitting the road at area county health departments, banks and other locations in July. The van helps provide mammograms to women who do not oth...

This Sunday Is Father's Day (Undated) -- It's Father's Day this Sunday and it's the perfect time to tell your dad how much you love him. The holiday celebrates the impact our fathers have had on our l...

Kellogg's Recalls Honey Smacks (Undated) -- Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling Honey Smacks cereal due to a possible link to a multi-state salmonella outbreak. The CDC says the puffed wheat cereal is ...

The Lincoln Heritage Chapter of Pheasants Forever will have a youth trap and skeet shoot from 8:00 to 10:00 tomorrow morning at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. NRA certified coaches will be there to ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory in effect from 1pm this afternoon (Friday, June 15) to 7pm on Monday, June 18 to include: Piatt-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Shelby-Effingham-Clay a...

Washington Savings Bank's Summertime CEO Program is back. 6 to 12-year-olds have the opportunity to run their own lemonade stand, and like a real business, will fill out an application and be intervie...

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 ...

History has been made in the Illinois FFA. During the annual state convention new officers were elected. The 2018-2019 Illinois FFA Major State Officers is the first all female State Officer Team in h...

The Sew Happy Hearts quilt show will be held in the former Neoga Grade School June 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and June 23rd from 10:00-2:00. In addition to the beautiful quilts, wall hangings ...