Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

SPRINGFIELD (May 25, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered U.S. and Illinois state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Memorial Day to honor the courageous men and women who, throughout the nation's hist...

Regional softball championship: Mattoon plays Mt. Zion Boys' state track and field: Class 2A and 3A state preliminaries begin at 10:00 a.m. Tomorrow: Sectional baseball: Okaw Valley vs. South Fork, Ne...

The Mattoon VFW will hold Memorial Day services in Janesville, at 8:00 a.m.; Coles County Memorial Airport at 8:45; Rest Haven Field of Honor at 9:15; Humboldt at 10:00; Cooks Mills at 10:30; and Zion...

Questions About BB Gun Shooting At IHSA State Track Meet (Charleston, IL) - A western Illinois high school track star says someone shot him with a BB gun at the state track meet in Charleston. Illini ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take event will be held on Saturday, May 26th, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. Kids under eight, please bring a g...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 12, on Thursday, May 24th Suzette Ashbaugh, 45, of Ellsworth, KS was traveling westbound on I-70 near milepost 143, just 4 miles...

I-70 westbound will be closed at the Brownstown exit tomorrow morning (5/25) so that crews can repair a concrete divider that was recently hit by a tractor-trailer. The closure will be in effect at 6:...

The Effingham County 4-H barbecue will be June 3rd from 11:00-6:00 at the Effingham Elks Club. They'll be serving pork chops, pork burgers, and hot dogs, with potato salad, green beans, applesauce, ch...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be hosting a Cosplay Tutorial program series for students that will be held on Tuesday, June 14th & June 21st, 4:00pm-5:00pm in the Zone. Registration i...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 12, on Wednesday, May 23rd 72 year old George William Stillman from St. Charles, Missouri was traveling east along I-70 at milep...