Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The second annual Taste of Cumberland County will be held on April 20th from 5:30-7:30 at the Toledo American Legion. Area restaurants will be offering samples, and vendors will be on hand with cash a...

The Mattoon Middle School band's annual spaghetti supper will be April 29th. They'll have lunch, from noon to 1:30, and supper from 5:00-6:30. There will also be a silent auction and performances by t...

Get your beer tasting fix in Terre Haute Friday, May 12th! Art Spaces, Inc. presents the inaugural "Arts & Crafts Brew-Off" celebrating the art of beer making! The Brew-Off features 12 regional ho...

Eastern Illinois Athletic Director Tom Michael has announced the hiring of Matt Bollant as the next head coach of the Eastern Illinois women's basketball program. Bollant will be formally introduced a...

Volunteers are needed for Camp New Hope clean-up day, May 6th. Gather friends, family, co-workers, your church or civic group and Camp New Hope prepare for the 2017 season. They'll get started at 8:00...

There's still time to join the team. The next meeting for the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run will be April 17th at 6:30 at the Salvation Army in Mattoon. You don't have to be from Mattoon, nor do you ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will have a make-and-take craft day, April 15th from 10:30-4:00, or while supplies last. It's a free family program. No library card needed.

Think you can solve the mystery? The Coles County Council on Aging and LifeSpan Center will present the murder-mystery "Seven Corpse Dinner" on May 5th. And since it's Cinco De Mayo, you'll also enjoy...

ClassE, the Coles County Entrepreneurship class, will be having a business trade show on April 28th, to sell their products and services. The event will take place in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Edu...

Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock is undergoing treatment for blood cancer and will not make a scheduled appearance at Busch Stadium on April 25th. The 77-year-old Brock has been diagnosed with multip...