Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Volunteers are needed to collect data for the Coles County Yield Survey, coming up on August 28th. If you're interested, please go to the Coles County Farm Bureau at 9:00 a.m. for a brief orientation....

PESOTUM -Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Champaign County during August. OREPs al...

PESOTUM-Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Champaign Countyduring September. ACE ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Edgar County in east central Illinois... Cl...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Coles County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... *...

According to the Effingham County Sheriff's Department, as of 7:57am on Monday, August 21, Route 37, near the I57 interchange south of Watson, is open again. It had been completely blocked due to an a...

According to the Effingham County Sheriff's Department, as of 7:15am on Monday, August 21, Route 37, near the I57 interchange south of Watson, is completely blocked due to an accident involving a semi...

Carbondale Handling Eclipse Crowds Well (Carbondale, IL) -- Things in Carbondale are going about as well as you can expect when you pack 100 thousand people into a town of about 30 thousand. Carbondal...

Mosquito spraying will take place in Ashmore Monday (8/21) weather permitting. Officials say it will happen just before or right at dusk. In case of rain, they'll spray Tuesday.

The Mattoon Area Family YMCA's last chance tri will be October 1st. The race will consist of a 275 yard indoor swim followed by a 12 mile bike and ends with a 3.1 mile run. Register by September 12th ...