Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

(Undated) -- As many as three-thousand Microsoft workers -- mostly outside the U.S. -- are losing their jobs in a major company reorganization. The company today said the move is intended to help it f...

Danville, Illinois - The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will host a Pop-Up Food Pantry serving eligible veterans and currently connected military service members on Tuesday, July 11 from 10:00am-11:30am at...

UPDATE >>Lockdown At IL State Capitol Over (Springfield, IL) -- A lockdown at the Illinois State Capitol is over following a HazMat situation. The Illinois Secretary of State's Office tweeted th...

Sue Rennels, Coles County Clerk, has announced the mailing of new Voter Identification Cards. State Statute requires that every two years the voter registration system be updated to confirm that all v...

The Mattoon Farmers Market will be re-locating to Lytle Park as of this coming Friday. (7/7) It will be located on the old Bennett school property next to the 32nd Street entrance. The Farmer's Market...

The Serve Illinois Commission is now accepting applications for the Governor's Hometown Awards program. The program gives formal recognition to those who contributed to their community's quality of li...

Moultrie-Douglas 4-H is holding a sewing workshop on July 8th from 9:00-11:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sullivan. The workshop is open to tailors of all ages. If you have a sewing machine and ...

Shelby County Partners will have a four-person scramble at Eagle Creek Golf Course on July 28th. Cost is $45 per person and that also covers lunch. Tee time is 9:00 a.m. Registration is due by July 15...

Three are transported to an area hospital after a personal injury crash along I-57, southbound, during the morning hours of Wednesday, July 5th. According to a recent press release from Illinois State...

The next Coles County Habitat for Humanity house blessing will be this Sunday (7/9) at 612 Wabash in Mattoon. You're invited to join the Crowe family as they receive the key to their new home at 2:00 ...