Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Each spring at Lake Land College, faculty and students square off to raise money for scholarships. This year, the annual Faculty vs. Student Softball Game raised nearly $1,800. During the event's 16-y...

Area baseball: EIU hosts Chicago State, Sullivan plays Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Okaw Valley against Taylorville, Pana is at Shelbyville, Dieterich takes on Cumberland, CH/BC @ Mulberry Grove, ...

Habitat for Humanity of Coles County's next build will be this Saturday (5/12) from 8:00-2:00 at 616 4th Street in Charleston. If you'd like to volunteer, please call 217-348-7063.

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce golf classic will be played July 13th at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. As part of the "Friday the 13th" theme, the one-thousand-dollar putting contest will now be ...

The Lifespan Center will host a fish fry May 18th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Meals are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids aged 5-10. Drive-through service will also be available. The center is located between ...

(Undated) -- Johnny Cash's boyhood home is being added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced over the weekend that the home near the Tenness...

(Yoakum, TX) -- A Texas company is recalling 50-thousand pounds of smoked sausage after a restaurant found plastic in the food. Eddy Packing Company issued the recalled Friday for sausage originally p...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country Music Hall of Fame member and Recording Academy "Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient Charley Pride celebrated his 25th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with appearan...

High school baseball: Mattoon @ Champaign Central, Charleston plays Champaign Centennial, Tri-County takes on Okaw Valley, Arcola vs. Cerro Gordo-Bement, Shelbyville hosts Central A&M, Casey-Westf...

The Newton Police Department will be selling porkburgers at the Newton K.C. Hall this Friday (5/11) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pre-orders are welcome at 618-783-4500. Proceeds will benefit the polic...