Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

SPRINGFIELD - A mischievous bird named Fred and a friendly bear named Clark are coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for Mascot Day. Fredbird of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cl...

The EIU women's basketball team has a road game at Fort Wayne tonight Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon is at Mt. Zion, Casey-Westfield against Robinson, Dieterich hosts CH/BC, Tri-County takes on...

Pepsi MidAmerica has confirmed they will be building a new distribution center in Robinson. The company plans to build on seventeen acres, which were donated by the Robinson Chamber of Commerce. Initi...

Angie's Relay for Life team will be wrapping Christmas presents tomorrow (12/16) from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Arcola First Christian Church for a free-will donation. Proceeds will benefit Douglas Cou...

The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 27th, in the Grand Ballroon at EIU. The evening will begin at 5 PM with a cocktail ...

Douglas Nursing and Rehab of Mattoon will have a drive-through chili lunch from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday (12/11). Your meal also includes cornbread or peanut butter sandwich, chocolate chip cook...

Holiday season hours have been set for Lake Land College. The school will be closed December 22nd through January 1st. Textbook pick-up will be January 3rd. Extended registration will be from 10:00 a....

Illinois Deer Hunters Bag Over 80 Thousand Deer (Springfield, IL) -- Jackson County, in southern Illinois is the state's new deer hunting capitol. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources yesterda...

Girls' high school basketball: Charleston hosts Mt. Zion, Mattoon is at Mahomet-Seymour, Altamont plays Okaw Valley, Tuscola @ Shelbyville, Robinson battles Newton, Pana against Carlinville, Effingham...

Santa will arrive by train at the Mattoon Depot this Saturday (12/9). The celebration starts at 5:00 p.m., and Santa is scheduled to arrive at 6:06. The event, sponsored by the Coles County Historical...