Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Lake Land College will host its annual Health and Safety Fair Wednesday, March 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House. It's free and open to the public. For more information or to register you...

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...

The annual Panther Club Spring Fling with Eastern Illinois University will happen this year, Saturday April 8th and tickets are now on sale! The evening includes a live and silent auction, plenty of f...

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland and Lawrence counties. FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... The...

According to a MFD press release, Mattoon Fire Department responded to a working structure fire at #24 Lake Land Mobile Estates, Monday, March 13, 2017, at 0732 a.m. Upon arrival on the scene, fire cr...

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today encouraged young photographers to submit photos for the 2017 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The contest encourages young photographers to share their ...

Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of February. Troopers in District 12, which includes Clark, Clay, Cra...

The McAfee Gym building, located on the Eastern Illinois University campus, will be a training site for local law enforcement officers on Tuesday and Thursday, March 14 and 16. Community residents are...

Lincoln Museum Could Become Own Operation (Springfield, IL) -- There's another plan to spin the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum into its own operation. House Speaker Mike Madigan last week introdu...