Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police District 12 announced enforcement figures for the recent special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (sTEP) wave conducted on Saturday, May20th, 2017 in Cumberland and Ef...

The Village of Ashmore has announced that the entire town will be without water starting tomorrow morning, Friday, June 2nd, from 8:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Once water service has been restored, a bo...

Local and national public transportation systems, including Dial-A-Ride, will join together for the 11th annual National Dump the Pump Day on June 15th. It's a day to encourage people to use public tr...

The second annual Oakland Freedom Celebration Triathlon Sprint is July 1st at Miller Park. Individual entry fee is 55-dollars, and 85 per team. It's the kickoff to the 4th of July celebration, which w...

Mattoon and Charleston are well represented on the All-Apollo Conference softball team. First-teamers for the Lady Wave: Avery Jackson, Grace McDowell, and Cassi Dow. For the Lady Trojans: Natalie Gor...

Applications for the Miss Coles County Fair Queen and Little Miss pageants are now available. The queen pageant is open to 17-21 year-old girls, and the little miss, 5-8 year-olds. The pageants will b...

Nominations for Coles County Farmer of the Year are now being accepted. The winner of the award will be announced on July 3rd as part of Red, White and Blue Days. Applications are available at the Cha...

Clean-up day in Findlay will be June 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to noon. A dumpster will be next to the Community Building to collect materials free of charge. If you're unable to drop off, just set it by the...

A kid's fishing tournament will be held at Opossum Pond on the western shore of Lake Shelbyville June 3rd. Registration for kids 6 and under is at 8:30, and they'll fish from 9:00-9:45; kids 7-11 can ...

PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (STEP) in Coles, Champaign, and Vermilion Counties during ...