Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Neoga city-wide clean-up day will be June 10th from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Drop off items in the parking lot across from the former Short Furniture building. Please bring a water bill as proof of resid...

The 9th annual Oakland "Run for the Health of It 5K" will be June 10th starting at the Oakland Swimming Pool. All Oakland kids, 18 and younger run for free. All others are free with paying adult. If y...

Each year, Common Links of Mattoon sponsors the Lil' Miss Firecracker and Lil' Mr. Skyrocket fundraiser in which kids collect votes in the form of pennies. Common Links uses the proceeds from this eve...

The Windsor High School Class of 2018 will be hosting a 5k at the Windsor Harvest Picnic on August 19, 2017. They are seeking sponsors for this event. If you or your business would be interested, plea...

Mattoon, Illinois: As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, Mattoon police are urging everyone to buckle up. Beginning May 22, 2017, law enforcement officials will be out in full forc...

  The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce Diplomats are hosting a "Legislative Update" lunch on Thursday, June 15 at the Unique Suites Hotel, 920 West Lincoln Avenue in Charleston. The lunch will...

Pending the weather, of course, here's today's schedule: Softball: Lake Land plays Salt Lake Community College at the national tournament at 1:00. In high school action, Shelbyville takes on Breese Ma...

The fourth annual "Loop Lake Shelbyville" will be held June 10th. Riders have the options of 22-miles, 47-miles, or 65-miles. Proceeds will benefit the Lake Volunteer Association, a group that provide...

This weekend is the Toledo Spring Festival. Tonight, it's the survivor fun run and walk at 8:00. Saturday's highlights include the parade, craft and vendor fair, beer tent with music by the Brat Pack....

The Mattoon VFW and Friends of Lake Mattoon invite you to the Memorial Day Celebration at Lake Mattoon Beach. The event will begin with the VFW dropping the Memorial Day wreath at approximately 11:30 ...