Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's All-Star games will be this Saturday, June 9th at Pontiac High School. The 1A and 2A south girls will play the 1A and 2A North girls at noon; 3A and 4A so...

For Immediate Release Springfield- Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the results of the Memorial Day Weekend enforcement campaign. The official reporting period for the Memorial Day Weeke...

For Immediate Release LERNA, IL - Have you ever wondered what types of dishes were popular in 19th century American cooking? Did they have 'comfort foods' like macaroni and cheese? Stop by and visit o...

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering free welding classes for the fall 2018 semester. Attend orientation on June 18 at 4 p.m. at the Eastern Region Center in Marshall. For more information,...

Orion High School Eying E-Sports Team (Orion, IL) -- At least one western Illinois high school could be among the first to field an e-sports team this fall. The IHSA is looking to gauge the popularity...

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...

The Arcola Railroad Depot is holding an open house for Raggedy Ann Rally visitors from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9th. There will be punch and cookies plus prizes including a 2000 Raggedy Ann ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will host the Douglas-Hart Nature Center's program, "Would You Rather?" on Tuesday, June 12th at 5:30, in the Craft Room for Grades K-6th. Live animal encounter ...

First Neighbor Bank Area Scoreboard, Class 1A State Softball Semifinals Goreville - 1 Spoon River Valley - Cuba - 0   Windsor/Stew-Stras - 5 Argenta Oreana - 3   Class 1A Softball State Fina...

Study: U.S. Teens Leaving Facebook For YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat (Undated) -- American teenagers are bailing on Facebook. A new Pew Research Center study finds only 51-percent of U.S. teens use Fac...