Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The 5th annual 18th Street Fall Festival is this Saturday (9/30) in Charleston. Businesses will feature in-store special, there will be food and craft vendors, live music, free carriage rides, a farme...

"Tips for CASA" is this Saturday (9/30) at the Brickhouse Bar and Grill in Charleston. All money raised will benefit CASA of East Central Illinois to assist in their efforts in the betterment of life ...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take for October will be held on Saturday, October 14th, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. Kids under eight, please bri...

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...

The Coles County Veterans Support Coalition is holding its first free breakfast for the veterans of Coles County, Saturday, October 14th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Pagliacci's Family Dining in Mattoon. T...

Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP) held in Coles County on September 19, 2017. These...

Children ages 3 to 7 are invited to free story times in the Ballenger Teachers Center of Booth Library, located on the Eastern Illinois University campus. Story times are planned from 10 to 11 a.m. on...

MATTOON, Ill. - September 26, 2017 - The 2017 Special Olympics Family Festival drew 647 Special Olympics Athletes (SOFF) and their family members and more than 1,130 volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 23 f...

Traffic on U.S. 36 in Tuscola is reduced to one lane due to bridge repairs. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the work is expected to be completed by Thursday, October 5th, weather permit...

The College of Arts and Humanities is now accepting applications for the Ruth and Vaughn Jaenike Access to the Arts Fund. Activities in music, theatre arts and the visual arts are eligible for Jaenike...