Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A Greenup man was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of the Dollar General Store in Greenup. Authorities say 68-year-old David Croy faces one count of armed robbery, and more charges may be...

Today look for weather conditions to be mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 71 and gusts as high as 28 mph. Tonight there will be a 40 percent chance of showers through the overnight hours. Oth...

The Salvation Army in Mattoon will be hosting a resource fair May 9th from 10am to 2pm. You are invited to come visit booths and speak with representatives from human service organizations who serve i...

The sophomore class at Cowden-Herrick High School will host a craft and vendor show March 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A wide variety of handmade crafts and goods will be for sale, along with clot...

Blake's Shining Star 5k and 1 mile fun run will be coming to Neoga on April 15th. This run for all ages will begin at 7:15 am and will be stepping off from the Neoga Early Learning Center. Cost to reg...

One game into her second season as the head coach of the Mattoon softball program, Amy Hines has resigned. Very few details are available at this time. We will update this story as further information...

High School Baseball: -FINAL: Charleston 3, Tuscola 0 -FINAL: Cumberland 16, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 9 -FINAL: Effingham 4, Mahomet-Seymour 1 -FINAL: Dieterich 11, Flora 4 -FINAL: Maroa-Forsyth 9,...

Basket Binga comes to the Hindsboro Civic Center April 2nd. Tickets are $10 in advance. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. and the games begin at 2:00. Snacks and drinks will be available for a donation, and the...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +25,600 job...

Area baseball: Lake Land hosts Shawnee, Charleston plays Tuscola, Altamont goes to Newton, Cumberland vs. CH/BC, Effingham @ Mahomet-Seymour, Flora hosts Dieterich, Okaw Valley battles Maroa-Forsyth, ...