Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The tiny town of Elsah was named the state's top scenic spot by voters taking part in the Illinois Top 200 project. It was followed by the Great River Road, which follows the Mississippi River from Ga...

Nominations for the Coles County Farmer of the Year are now being accepted by the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this award is to formally recognize the accomplishments and achiev...

A Mattoon resident faces multiple charges following a personal injury crash on I-57 south, at milepost 236, the morning of Tuesday, May 15th. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10...

Regional softball: Windsor/Stew-Stras plays Ramsey, and Okaw Valley takes on Central A&M Regular season: Charleston is at Olney Regional baseball: Neoga battles Oblong, Brownstown/St. Elmo against...

Bridesmaids Announced For The Royal Wedding (London) -- Kensington Palace is announcing the bridesmaids for the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Markle will be accompanied this Saturda...

Lincoln Museum To Sell Marilyn Monroe Dress To Pay Debt (Springfield, IL) -- It's not a Lincoln artifact. Managers at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum yesterday said they will sell ...

Cubs Rally To Beat Braves (Cumberland, GA) -- The Cubs plated two runs off Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino in the top of the ninth to steal a 3-2 win in the first of three at SunTrust Park. Addison Russ...

Cardinals Topped By Twins (Minneapolis, MN) -- The Cardinals gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh and lost 4-1 at Minnesota. Brett Cecil was charged with the go-ahead run and Luke Gregerson...

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...

Pana Days return May 24th and run through Sunday, May 27th at Kitchell Park. Among the highlights: carnival; little miss and little mister pageants; pedal pull; pony rides; bags tournament, and plenty...