Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Saturday (May 13, 2017) is city-wide cleanup day in Charleston. Trash bins will be at the street garage, and at the leaf and lawn drop-off facility from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sites are for residentia...

SIU Finally Gets 35-Million Dollar Loan (Edwardsville, IL) -- Southern Illinois University is getting a lifeline from its Edwardsville campus. University trustees yesterday approved a loan of up to 35...

The National Weather Service has issued 2 Flood Warnings. First, the National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in Illinois: Embarras River at Ste. Mari...

A benefit for Vickie Williams will be held at the Mattoon American Legion June 10th. The fundraiser, which starts at 3:00, will include live music, silent and live auctions, 50/50, and $5.00 meals. If...

The Salvation Army in Mattoon will host a job fair on May 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It's a chance for you to meet face-to-face with local employers. There is no charge to attend.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 3:30am for Central Lawrence, Central Richland and Southern Clay Counties. Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced up to two in...

"Team Brock" t-shirts with a special fishing hook design are for sale in support of Brock McMorris and his family as he continues to heal from surgery at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Order a...

According to a press release on their Facebook page, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the Tuscola Police Department are requesting the public's assistance in locating a suspect or suspects invo...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced today (May 10, 2017) that the 2017 IHSA Bass Fishing State Final Tournament, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 19-20 at Carlyle Lake in Carly...

You probably have a handful of movies that you've watched over and over and over again...and will STILL pop in every now and then, or stop and watch if you can catch them on TV. Ranker.com has come up...