Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The annual Red and Gold Bash will be this Saturday (11/11) at Unique Suites in Charleston. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:00. Make your bid on many auction items, with pro...

Exhibition Basketball: The EIU women's team hosts Rose Hulman, and the men's team takes on Southern Indiana

The Mattoon Public Library's annual fundraiser will be November 9th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For a $25.00 donation, you'll enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres and can bid on silent auction items. Must be at leas...

The University of Illinois Extension will present "Nutrition on a Budget," November 15th and 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army in Mattoon. Classes will focus on shopping and meal...

Leaf collection in Mattoon has begun and will conclude on December 15th. Leaves must be in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags. No Plastic Bags. Bags must be placed within ten feet of the curb of a public...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for the Small Business of the Year Award. Any business with less than one-hundred employees that has its home office in Mattoon is eligible. Nomin...

(Sutherland Springs, TX) -- President Trump is ordering flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the victims of the deadly mass shooting at a church in South Texas. In a presidential proclamation, Trump...

A cancer benefit for Lacey Prahl will be held at the Bourbon Street Steakhouse in Mattoon November 5th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. They'll have a 50/50, live auction and food and drinks. If you'd like to dona...

The 6th Annual Bare Bones 5-Mile Turkey Trot will be on Thanksgiving morning at the Mattoon YMCA. It's a non-competitive run, and no results will be posted. The route will take you through Peterson Pa...

Entries are being accepted for the Mattoon Arts Council's 2018 quilt show. Quilts that reflect the theme "Oh My Stars and Pinwheels" are encouraged, but not required. Forms must be turned in by Januar...