Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Recruiters from school districts from across Illinois and beyond will be looking for employees at the Spring Educators' Job Fair at EIU, March 6th. Anyone seeking positions in K-through-12 teaching, s...

Boys' High School Basketball: Regular Season: -FINAL: Charleston 68, Mattoon 61 -FINAL: Effingham 83, Taylorville 77       Regional Competition: Class 1A: -FINAL: Altamont 62, Nokomis 5...

89th Academy Awards Ceremony Sunday (Los Angeles, CA) -- It's Oscars weekend. The 89th Academy Awards will be presented Sunday night. "La La Land" has a record 14 nominations, including Best Picture. ...

JC Penney To Close 130 Stores (Plano, TX) -- JC Penney will close more than 130 of its stores over the next few months, as it shifts its focus to locations that are most likely to thrive. The departme...

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...

At Tuesday's meeting of the Mattoon City Council, council members voted in favor of a grant to assist in funding for weightlifting championship events in the city. The grants, for a total of $6-thousa...

The Mattoon Pizza Hut location has been closed due to lack of profitability. According to officials, major facility improvements were needed at the location and it's income didn't justify the improvem...

It was an excellent season for Mattoon Lady Greenwave Basketball. However, tonight they fall in the quest for the sectional championship against Rochester where the final score was as follows: Rochest...

On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, as the result of a Task Force 6 (TF6) investigation, Richard A.P. Gharrett, 32, of Clinton, Illinois was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of methamphetami...

Cardinals Begin Spring Play In Two Days (Jupiter, FL) -- The Cardinals are just two days away from the start of spring games. They open Grapefruit League action Saturday against the Miami Marlins at R...