Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Celebrate the Great American Solar Eclipse at the EIU Campus Pond Monday (8/21) Between noon and 2:30, they'll have free Sun Chips and Moon Pies, along with pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, solar eclipse gla...

Lake Land College's Adult Education will be offering free computer classes in various locations in September. In Mattoon and Effingham, classes begin on the 11th, and classes in Pana and Paris will st...

This Friday is Meet the Titans Night at the Oakland High School football field. They'll have a game zone, with a dunk tank and obstacle course from 6:00-7:30, pork burger and hot dog meals for sale, a...

Johnny Cash Family Condemns Charlottesville Protester Wearing Cash Shirt (Nashville, TN) -- Johnny Cash's family is demanding that white supremacists and other hate groups stop using their father's im...

SBL Babies, a new FREE App, was recently launched to help expectant moms monitor and track their pregnancies, complete with information by trimester, packing lists, nursery shopping lists, grocery lis...

Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever will hold another youth shoot this Saturday (8/19) at 8:00 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. There will be NRA certified instructors and 4-H certified instruc...

The 45th annual Cowden Pioneer Days will be August 25th through 27th. Highlights include sanctioned rodeos on Friday and Saturday; water park, inflatable carnival, food, arts and crafts and flea marke...

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....

The Villas of Hollybrook in Shelbyville will hold a drive-through pancake and sausage fundraiser on August 24th from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Just pull up to the front door and they'll bring it to you. Me...

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...