Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A Beef Quality Assurance workshop will be held at the Effingham County Farm Bureau December 7th starting at 6:00 p.m. The session is free to IBA members and $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is en...

Boys' basketball: Mattoon plays Breese Central, Tri-County against Hoopeston, Windsor/Stew-Stras takes on Farmer City-Blue Ridge, Effingham battles Okaw Valley, St. Anthony vs. Highland, Mulberry Grov...

Lake Land College is offering a series of dance classes in Mattoon and Effingham. Five different dance styles will be offered including Cha-Cha, Night Club 2-Step, Rumba, Swing and Tango. Beginner and...

The Coles County Barbershop Chorus and quartets will present their 48th Annual Christmas Benefit Concerts on Sunday, Dec. 3rd. The 3 PM program is at Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston and t...

(Undated) -- 70's teen heartthrob and actor David Cassidy is dead at the age of 67. His family released a statement saying he "died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from th...

SPRINGFIELD - As thousands of additional motorists prepare to visit loved ones and celebrate Thanksgiving, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are reminding drivers and...

Breakfast will be served this Saturday morning (November 25) from 7:00-9:30, or until food runs out, at the Martinsville Fire Hall. It's a free-will donation for biscuits and gravy, sausage, scrambled...

Boys' basketball: St. Anthony Turkey Tournament: St. Thomas More vs. Breese Central, Effingham plays Highland, and Mattoon faces Robinson in the nightcap Tri-County Tournament: Notre Dame De La Salett...

The annual Holiday Hustle 5K run and walk will be December 2nd starting at Old Main. Entry fee is $20.00. Proceeds benefit One Stop Community Christmas.

SCAN, the Strasburg Community Action Network, invites you to the holiday stroll through Strasburg, December 9th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. After the stroll, a soup supper will be served for a free-will donat...