Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

You can help "raise some dough" for the Cooks Mills Clovers 4-H. Mention their name at Papa Murphy's in Mattoon on November 2nd, and 20-percent of your purchase will be donated to the club. That's Nov...

The Mattoon Youth Wrestling Club is hosting a craft and vendor fair to help raise money for a new building. Nearly a dozen vendors are confirmed, and they still have space, if you're interested. It'll...

Celebrate Halloween at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Their annual torchlight Halloween walk and wienie roast return October 28th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. If you've made a jack-o-lantern, bring it ...

PESOTUM -Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSC) in Champaign County during November. The use of RSCs combine...

Santa Claus is coming to town! He'll celebrate his 28th annual arrival via the Indiana Rail Road Company December 1st in Bargersville, Indiana at 3:00 p.m. The following day, the Santa Train will be i...

The annual Coles County Dodgeball clash between Mattoon and Charleston will be Wednesday, October 25th at the MHS main gym at 6:30pm. Your admission price is wrapping paper, or a free-will donation, w...

A military benefits fair will be held November 7th from 10:00-1:00 at the LifeSpan Center. The event is free for all service men and women, veterans and active military. Military ID is required. Pleas...

The Marshall Public Library will have a Halloween costume contest on Thursday, October 26th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. All kids who come in costume will get a free book, and can get more freebies by spinning...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Wife Expecting Baby Girl (Charlotte, NC) -- Congratulations are in order for Dale Earnhardt Junior and his wife, Amy, who are expecting a baby girl. The NASCAR driver and two-ti...

You can be part of the solutions to hunger. Join the 4-H Feeding and Growing Our Communities team this Saturday (10/21) for a food packaging event from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Pearson Building at Lak...