Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Fall Demolition Derby comes to the Cumberland County Fairgrounds October 7th. Thousands of dollars will be awarded in multiple classes. Entry fee is $40 and $25 for a passenger. Grandstand seating...

Lincoln Log Cabin's annual Harvest Frolic is today 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Lincoln and Sargent Farms will include children's games, crafts, and hearth cooking, magic shows, music, and artisans and...

"When in doubt, go to the Library." Teens in Middle School and High School are invited to design their own Harry Potter themed buttons at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Wednesday, October 4...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - A new state law will allow hunters and trappers to harvest up to 350 bobcats during the 2017-18 Illinois Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Season which opens on Nov. 10. The legislation ma...

"Harry Potter and the Cult of Celebrity" Presented by Lola Burnham, associate professor of journalism This program is part of Booth Library's (at EIU) fall exhibit and program series, "Twenty Years of...

Tonight the Mattoon Green Wave continued with their fall football season by traveling to Mahomet-Seymour for some Friday Night Football. Despite being Mahomet-Seymour's homecoming, the student section...

Spinning Spider Alpaca Farm welcomes you and your family to National Alpaca Farm Days, tomorrow and Sunday (9/23-24) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You'll be able to interact with the alpacas, and they'...

Join HOPE of East Central Illinois for a Night of Hope including food, fun and entertainment at Jackson Ave Coffee (708 Jackson Ave) in Charleston. The evening includes special performances by Motherl...

The Windsor Class of 2018 will be hosting a Longaberger Binga Fundraiser on October 7, 2017. The event will be held at Windsor High School. Doors will open at 5:00 pm and the games start at 6:00pm. Ti...

According to Mattoon Community Unit District #2, Mattoon High School will return to full day schedule on Monday, September 25. Clergy and counselors will be available for students and staff as well as...