Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

***Due to Saturday's forecast the Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza has been moved to Broadway Christian Church in Mattoon. Join us on Saturday, March 24, for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! The Easter Bunny w...

The Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois is coming up on Saturday, March 3rd at Lake Sara in Effingham! There's still time for you to get involved! Join an exist...

The Class of 2018 Project Graduation will host it's next fundraiser night at El Vaquero. All day on Wednesday, January 31st El Vaquero will donate 10% of you meal to 2018 Project Graduation.

Illinois is losing seven Toys R Us stores. The company yesterday said it is closing 180 stores across the country as it tries to restructure. All seven of the stores are in the Chicago suburbs. Stores...

The next book discussion group at the Mattoon Public Library is reading The Forgotten Man, a reinterpretation of the Great Depression, February 22nd starting at 1:30 p.m. To participate, simply sign u...

There will be a Girl Scout sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive in the Charleston Carnegie Public Library Rotary Room on Saturday February 24th from 10am to 5pm. There will also be a book sale going on at ...

CASA of East Central Illinois will have an informational meeting this Sunday (1/28) from 1-4 at the Cross County Mall, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. If you're interested in volunteering for the organization, pl...

(Undated) -- Neil Diamond's wife is reporting that thousands of fans are donating their refunded tour ticket money to Parkinson's research and other charities. Diamond announced his retirement from to...

An Effingham Individual faces multiple charges after an injury crash occurred along Bourgeois Drive at North Tunnel Road in Effingham Wednesday, January 24th. Preliminary details from Illinois State P...

Marianne Larimer, who won 431 games as head volleyball coach at Casey-Westfield passed away at her home in Salem yesterday. Before she became a coach, Larimer was one of the top players in the state, ...