Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Baseball: Nic Hutchinson struck out ten over four-innings and had three hits and three RBI in Windsor/Stew-Stras' 14-0 shutout of Shelbyville. Newton took down Mount Carmel, 9-2, Casey-Westfield blank...

The Sullivan (IL) FFA alumni fundraising auction will be March 18th in the high school gym. Doors open at 4:00. A free meal will be served prior to the auction, which gets underway at 6:00. Among the ...

Harry Potter trivia night will be held at the Shelbyville Lions Club building March 17th. This contest, which supports Relay for Life, is open to teams of 5 to 10 people. Cost is $100 per team. If you...

The annual Relay for Life of Coles County Kickoff is March 20th at 6pm at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. Play trivia and other games and you could win prizes. This year's Relay for Life will b...

High School Baseball: -FINAL: Casey-Westfield 8, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 0 -FINAL: Marshall 15, Cumberland 4 -FINAL: Newton 9, Mt. Carmel 2 -FINAL: North Clay 5, Crete Illinois Lutheran 1   H...

As expected, Garth Brooks tickets are going fast; at this time only single seats remain for Friday & Sunday night only! To get yours before they're gone either call 1-844-442-7842 or visit statefa...

Wabash Valley Jeep Junkies invite you to their "Go Topless Scavenger Hunt for Pink" event May 20. It begins at Charlie's Pub N Grub with registration at 8:30 AM. Interested in participating? Print and...

In an effort to introduce and expose local students to a variety of career and occupational choices, more than 2,000 8th grade students will assemble in the Lake Land College Field House on Thursday A...

The Mattoon Public Library has added evening story time for parents and kids to the early morning session. It's every Thursday at 5:30. They sing a few songs, read a story or two, and do crafts that p...

Best of luck to the Effingham County Lady Lightning, as they compete in the Special Olympics Illinois state basketball tournament this weekend. They'll open the tournament against Hersey High Saturday...