Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

At their meeting yesterday, the Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to keep Spring Semester 2018 tuition and fees the same as fall. Tuition and fees for one semester at Lake ...

UPDATED: Suspect In Texas Tech Shooting Captured (Lubbock, TX) -- The suspect in a shooting that left a Texas Tech police officer dead is in custody. The shooting happened when police at the Lubbock u...

(Chicago, IL) - Deadly shootings continue to add up this year in Chicago. A man shot to death Friday night on the South Side was the 500th person to be killed in city gun violence in 2017. In all, the...

Dense fog advisory for Fayette County and the Metro East until 10:00 a.m. Patchy fog for the rest the area, otherwise, partly sunny, with a high of 82 Scattered showers after midnight, with a low of 6...

The 7th annual Sullivan Fire Protection District's pancake and sausage breakfast will be served from 6:00-10:00 a.m. on October 21st. Meals are $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for kids 6-12, and free for chil...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Astronomy Night will meet on Tuesday, October 24th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library parking lot if the sky is clear. Telescopes will be set up for participant's us...

The Arcola Alumni Association will honor the 2017 class of Arcola Distinguished Alumni during their annual banquet at Kaskaskia Country Club on October 21st. Social hour will begin at 5:00, followed b...

The Salvation Army in Mattoon is hiring seasonal employees. They are currently accepting applications for bell ringing positions throughout the communities that they serve. You must apply in person at...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Crawford and Jasper counties during October...

High school football: Mattoon hosts Taylorville, Charleston plays Effingham, Tri-County battles Cumberland, Sullivan goes to Central A&M, Shelbyville takes on Clinton, Tuscola vs. St. Teresa, Mart...