Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Saturday (June 24) is city-wide rummage sale day in Kansas. A map of sales will be available at Country Junction. Sales start at 7:30 a.m.

  URBANA, Illinois - Employees from Monsanto in Thomasboro recommended Eastern Illinois Foodbank to receive a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund's 2017 site grant initiative. Funds from the gra...

The kickoff cookout for the 6th annual Journey for Jordan bike ride will be June 23rd from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Village Hall in Gays. The menu includes hamburgers, pork burgers, hot dogs, lasagna, ma...

Art Spaces of Terre Haute is one of the recommended organizations to receive a grant of $75,000 for the "Turn to the River" project, a multi-year project to reconnect downtown Terre Haute with the Wab...

State-owned facilities across Illinois are upgrading their building lighting in an effort to save millions of dollars and millions of kilowatt hours. The facilities have received $6.4 million in light...

World Champion Bounty Hunter is now on display at Five Star Rental Center in Charleston. Scarlet Bandit is on display at O'Reilly's Auto Parts Store in Mattoon. Come see the one and only Sergeant Smas...

CHARLESTON -- Representatives of both American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State and Eastern Illinois University used the occasion of the 82nd session of Boys State to formally sign a 10-year contrac...

The Mattoon Arts Council is now accepting entries to its second Photography Show, sponsored by Consolidated Communications. Professional, amateur and student photographers are invited to submit their ...

Oblong will host its inaugural Summer Hootenanny on July 8th. Bring the family to the park for a full day of fun, including: sand volleyball, duck race on the lake, cornhole tournament, bounce houses,...

A town hall meeting for Coles County property owners and the general public will be held at the Burgess Osborne Auditorium in Mattoon, June 28th. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.