Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The annual spring fling bazaar to benefit the Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program will be held March 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eagles Cl...

The next Laker Visit at Lake Land College will be Friday, March 23rd in the Luther Student Center. The event, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon, is for potential students who are interested in learnin...

Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He was a world-renowned physicist whose contributions to science spanned more than four decades. Born in Oxford, England, in 1942, Hawking became famous for ...

This year you can be a part of a lifesaving team! Our annual Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run is back this summer and we need runners and volunteers. The first informational meeting for the 2018 Run wil...

High school baseball: Cumberland against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Shelbyville plays Brownstown/St. Elmo, and Tri-County hosts Windsor/Stew-Stras College baseball: EIU vs. Mississippi Valley St...

The legendary Willie Nelson will headline the Outlaw Music Festival, June 23rd at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. Joining Willie for this amazing night of country will be Stu...

The Dieterich Fire Protection District invites you to their catfish dinner this Friday (3/16) starting at 5:30 p.m. Meals include French fries, coleslaw, hush puppies, dessert and drink.

Graco Recalls High Chair Sold At Walmart (Bentonville, AR) -- Graco is recalling about 36-thousand six-in-one high chairs. They were sold at Walmart between October 2016 and December 2017 for about a ...

Dairyland Donkey Basketball comes to Kansas High School March 29th. The doubleheader donkey extravaganza will start at 6:30 p.m. The show is sponsored by H.O.S.T. (Helping Our Students Together), with...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Fairgoers should get ready to rock on Saturday, August 11 at the Illinois State Fair. Halestorm and Mastodon will be co-headlining on the Grandstand stage. Halestorm, one of the most...