Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

According to Michael Ryder, Superintendent of Utilities with The Village of Greenup, a Boil Order has been issued for the entire Village of Greenup until further notice due to a break in the main wate...

H. David Fry, former executive director of the IHSA died this morning. Fry, who grew up in Conrad, Montana, where he was a three-sport athlete while also participating in band, orchestra, and chorus, ...

A familiar face in law enforcement in Mattoon will be moving down the street. The Lake Land College Board of Trustees voted today to appoint current Mattoon Police Chief Jeff Branson as the new chief ...

The Mattoon Public Library will host "Memory Loss: What You Need to Know," November 7th starting at 7:00 p.m. Discussion will include the difference between "normal" aging and memory loss due to Alzhe...

SCAN, the Strasburg Community Action Network, invites you to the holiday stroll (a Christmas Walk) through Strasburg, December 9th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. The village of Strasburg's businesses, churches, ...

The Mattoon Exchange Club's annual pulled pork supper to benefit the Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois will be November 13th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. Meals are $10.00 each, and in...

Regional Volleyball:   Class 1A: Arcola plays Bement, Okaw Valley vs. LSA, St. Elmo/Brownstown battles CH/BC, South Central opens with Ramsey, Villa Grove takes on Chrisman, and Dieterich faces C...

The City of Mattoon, Public Works Department, will begin flushing fire hydrants Monday, October 23, 2017 and continue until all lines are flushed. Flushing will be conducted weekdays between 7:00 a.m....

The Mattoon Police Department's annual Cops for Kids drive-through lunch returns to Odd Fellow Rebekah Home November 10th. For five-dollars, you'll get a pulled pork sandwich, chips, pickle, cookie an...

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...