Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Shelby County Veterans Fund will be selling sandwiches at the fairgrounds on August 26th to support the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. Stop by between 10-2 and get a pork tenderloin or rope sausage...

The 15th annual Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever banquet will be September 9th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. 15 guns will be given away, including a Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, Beretta A400, Browning...

The Lake Land College Student Activity Board is sponsoring a Marrow Registry Drive on Wednesday, August 30. Representatives from the Be The Match organization will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

EFFINGHAM, IL - An Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 trooper patrolling Interstate 70 east of Vandalia discovered 4 pounds (1,852 grams) of heroin during a traffic stop. The street value of the ...

Tomorrow (Saturday, August 19) at the Windsor Harvest Picnic, the Windsor FFA will be serving breakfast from 6-10am; check-in for the 5K is 7:00 and the race will start at 7:30; pedal pull at 9:00; lu...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Welcome to the weekend! Friday, August 18th is First Responders Day at the Illinois State Fair. All police officers, firefighters and EMTs who show their badge at the gate will be ad...

Coles County Sheriff Jimmy Rankin will lead the way in the annual Glo-Run and Walk, September 8th at the LifeSpan Center. Proceeds will benefit the Coles County Council on Aging Family Caregiver Resou...

Dr. Derek Hennig from Lifetime Eye Care provided tips for watching Monday's Solar Eclipse. Listen to the interview below!

Today (Friday, August 18) at the Windsor Harvest Picnic, fish dinners will be served at 5:00. The carnival opens at the same time. Country newcomer Courtney Dickinson performs at six, and headliner Ro...

U.S. Forest Service Opens More Eclipse Camping (Carbondale, IL) -- Good news if you don't have a place to stay in southern Illinois for next week's eclipse. The U.S. Forest Service yesterday opened th...