Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

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. It's not a beauty contest or talent show. I...

It's the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, and you can be there when it happens! Get registered here to win free tickets to the Indy 500, presented by Penn Grade Motor Oil on Sunday, May 28, 2017! Registe...

The 4th annual Rockin' Rodeo to benefit St. Jude kids comes to Sadorus June 9th and 10th. See some of the top bull riders in the Midwest, wild cow milking contest, live music, and new this year, a kid...

Washington Savings Bank is offering a new program called WSB Summertime CEO which will allow children ages 6-12 an opportunity to manage and run their own lemonade stand. The program will run from May...

  MATTOON, Ill. (May 16, 2017) - Surrounding National Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 20, local McDonald's Restaurants of Central Illinois owner/operators are honoring local active and veteran ...

Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Illinois! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region in June 2017! AMERICAN PICKERS is a docum...

There is still time to register for the Lake Land College Foundation Golf Outing on Friday, May 26 at Meadowview Golf Course. New to this year's prize offerings are the guarantee that a golfer will wi...

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 ...

The newly constructed Sarah Bush Lincoln Walk-In Clinic in Mattoon will open at 7 am, Monday, May 22, at 200 Dettro Drive, just south of its current location. The new facility doubles the size of the ...

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...