Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Mattoon Public Library will be holding an Adults Chess Club event on Saturday, February 24th from 1 to 2 pm. This event is for those who wish to come and play or learn the game. All boards and pie...

Nominations are being accepted for the Woman of Achievement Awards. The awards, which will be presented at the annual Women's History and Awareness Month awards ceremony, recognize women who help impr...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be having a Valentine Story Time Monday, February 12th,at 3 times throughout the day, 10:30, 1:15, or 5:30. Enjoy stories, songs, and crafts all about the u...

According to a press release posted on the Charleston School District website, today, February 9, 2018, "U.S. Marshalls contacted District officials yesterday with information that Adrian Rivas, an at...

SPRINGFIELD - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum launched its celebration of Lincoln's birthday by announcing two major acquisitions: an angry letter the future president wrote to a c...

The Charleston Knights of Columbus will have their annual Lenten fish fry every Friday from February 16th to March 30th, starting at 4:30 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. They'll be serving fr...

Riddle Elementary School students in Mrs. Stuart's class are teaming up with the Mattoon High School Student Council to Block Out Hunger. They'll host a canned food drive at the final varsity basketba...

The National Weather Service has issued two (2) Hazardous Weather Outlooks for our Illinois listening area. This is the first one: This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, e...

Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon hosts Mt. Zion, Cumberland plays Oblong, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond against Arcola, Red Hill @ Robinson, Casey-Westfield takes on Lawrenceville, CH/BC vs. Wi...

Lake Land College is excited to invite everyone to the college's first step show. Eastern Illinois University's award-winning Omega Psi Phi fraternity will perform in the Luther Student Center Theater...