Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The 20th annual Lake Sara Dam Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois will be April 7th. Choose from the eight-mile run, 5K run or 5K competitive walk. Registration fee is $35, and if you sign up bef...

The annual Omega Nu Bake Sale for Special Olympics Illinois' Polar Plunge returns February 23rd. Choose from many tasty treats for a free-will donation and help out a great cause! The bake sale will b...

Teens, in Middle School and High School, can create custom buttons at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library at their button making event on Tuesday, February 6th, from 4:00 to 5:00pm. Limit of 2 butt...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, troopers were dispatched to a single unit traffic crash Monday, February 5th at 4:50 a.m. along I-74 westbound in Vermilion ...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - In recognition of February being National Canned Food Month, HSHS Home Care and Hospice Southern Illinois, along with Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota and Roy Schmidt Honda, are teaming up...

SLICKENING OF ROADWAYS EXPECTED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SOME SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... Bond IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-Madison IL-Marion ...

Report: 46-Percent Of Illinois High School Grads Leave For College (Normal, IL) -- A new report says almost half the high school graduates in the state leave Illinois for college. "The Bloomington Pan...

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering free food service sanitation classes at various locations for the first 12 applicants who register. Those who complete the course and pass the test, whi...

The Salvation Army's annual masquerade ball will be held Saturday, March 3rd in the gym at 1300 Richmond Avenue in Mattoon. Formal attire is encouraged, but not required. Ball gowns are available to b...

The next Make and Take event at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be a Valentine's Day themed one. It will be taking place on Saturday, February 10th, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies ...