Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Taste of Something Special returns to the WalkWay in Mattoon October 5th from 5pm to 8pm. This wine tasting event and silent auction benefits East Central/Area 9 Special Olympics. Reserve tickets at 2...

Mr. Vilardo and Mr. Burgett will be hosting a "School Community Coffee Hour" on Tuesday, August 29th at 8:00a.m. at the Charleston School District's Central Office. Community Coffee Hour is a new oppo...

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering free food sanitation classes at various locations for the first 12 applicants who register. Those who complete the course will receive a Food Protection...

Lake Land College will soon hold Financial Aid Nights throughout the various communities in the Lake Land College district. At the event, Lake Land's Financial Aid staff will present information on im...

Girl Scout registration is coming up next week: Tuesday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Charleston County Market, and the following evening from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Neoga Municipal Building. The cost to...

The City of Mattoon Fire Department will begin flow testing and painting fire hydrants starting the week of August 23 2017 and will continue until all hydrants are done. The hydrants will be flowed be...

Farm Progress Show officials announced yesterday that country star Easton Corbin will perform a free concert at next week's show. Corbin will perform at 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 30, as part of the ...

Ashmore Ag Days get underway Thursday (8/24) The Little Miss and Mister Ashmore Pageants start at 6:00, and Holy Hands Puppet and Drama Ministries performance will be at 6:30. On Friday, food vendors ...

Illinois Lawmakers Likely To Return To Springfield Next Week (Springfield, IL) -- There could be good news for Illinois schools. Lawmakers appear to be coming back to Springfield next week. The Illino...

Winning Powerball Jackpot In Massachusetts (New York, NY) -- There's just one winning ticket for the 758-million-dollar Powerball jackpot and it was sold in Massachusetts. Whoever's holding onto it is...