Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Miss Iroquois County, Samantha Hasselbring, is the 2018 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen. The 19-year-old Parkland College student took home the title at last night's pageant in Springfield. Hasselbrin...

Boys' 7th grade regional basketball: Mattoon plays Dieterich, Charleston against Champaign Edison, Newton vs. Windsor/Stew-Stras, Pana Sacred Heart takes on Decatur Holy Family, Shiloh against Royal P...

The 34th annual "Cheers" cocktail party and dance comes to the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham March 3rd. Social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by dancing and heavy hors d'oeuvres...

A quarter auction to benefit the Mattoon Middle School Flag Corps will be held February 15th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. The auction will feature twenty plus vendors with a wid...

The Miss Moultrie-Douglas Pageant Committee's annual prom dress sale will be January 26th through 28th at store A-1100 at the Outlets of Tuscola. Get designer dress for a fraction of the cost of retai...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will have a scavenger hunt on St. Patrick's Day. Apparently, a leprechaun was spotted in the woods, and he's leaving treasures behind. Come by between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p....

A presentation on religions of the world will be held today (1/21) starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Public Library. Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hindu and Islam will be explored. Light refresh...

72 young ladies will compete at the 2018 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant that is happening this weekend at the IAAF Convention through Sunday 18-21 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Here are...

CASA of East Central Illinois will have informational meetings this Sunday (January 21) at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, and next Sunday (January 28) at the Cross County Mall, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. If y...

Boys' high school basketball: Charleston plays Lincoln, Arcola vs. Cerro Gordo-Bement, Sullivan hosts St. Teresa, Altamont against Patoka, Tuscola takes on Clinton, St. Anthony battles Windsor/Stew-St...