Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

This is the final week to register for the Mattoon YMCA's late summer and fall soccer league! It's open to both boys and girls between the ages of 4-14. All games will be played Saturday's beginning A...

(Washington, DC) -- Arizona Senator John McCain will be in Washington, D.C. tomorrow for a key Senate healthcare vote. Just last week, the Arizona Republican announced that he'd been diagnosed with br...

Details from a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 12, indicate a personal injury crash occurred the morning hours of Monday, July 24th, along I-70 eastbound at milepost 100, just...

The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners of Effingham County will be hosting FREE Pollinator Garden Tours on Wednesday, July 26 from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. The Pollinator Garden is located a...

The Mattoon Post 88 Junior Legion team is heading to the state tournament. Mattoon finished as the runner-up in the Division tournament after a 5-3 loss to Danville Gold yesterday. The Post 88 Juniors...

Bids are being taken for the annual Coles County delinquent property auction. There are seven properties in Mattoon, four in Charleston, two in Rardin, and one each in Oakland and Lerna. Bids are due ...

EIU baseball skills camp will be July 30th. The camp is open to 6 to 15-year-olds. Cost is $60.00. Register at eiupanthers.com.

The Home and Community Education of Shelby County will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner during the Shelby County 4-H Fair Monday through Wednesday (7/24-26) at the fairgrounds. Breakfast starts ...

August 1st will be the drawing date to assign waterfowl hunting privileges at Lake Mattoon. Applicants must reside in Coles, Cumberland or Shelby counties, and be at least 18-years-old. Application de...

Ella York, from the Illinois Attorney General's Office, will be at the LifeSpan Center Wednesday, July 26th from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Topics include: identity theft, mortgage lending, health care se...