Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Applications are being accepted for the Joe and Sue Summerville Agricultural Scholarship. To be considered, applicants must reside in Douglas County, be a graduating high school senior who plans to ma...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon will host an Earth Day festival April 22nd. The day will include indoor rummage sales, plant exchange and plant sale, crafts for kids, refreshments, and plenty of...

The Mattoon FFA chapter's spring greenhouse sale will be April 21st and 22nd from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Some of the plants that will be available: tomatoes, herbs, peppers, petunias, daisies, geraniu...

The Dieterich FFA Greenhouse will be opening to the public WEDNESDAY, April 19th! Their hours for opening week will be W, Th, & F 8am-6pm. After opening week we will continue with normal business ...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Marion, Effingham and Richland Counties during April. The use ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Clark County in east central Illinois... * Until 315 PM CDT * At 248 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located n...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Southern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Eastern...

  The public is invited to attend an interfaith discussion panel on Tuesday, April 25 from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Luther Student Center Theater. A panel of representatives from area minority religion...

Washington Savings Bank's South Banker location in Effingham is having its annual Relay for Life Bake Sale, Friday, April 14th. The sale starts at 8:30 am and goes until all items are sold. There will...

Are you a student interested in a career in the medical field, but not sure which area? Learn more at a health-related College and Career Informational Night on Monday, April 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at...