Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service: President's Day: Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Tonight: A 40 pe...

Senator Wants To Increase Illinois Speed Limit (Springfield, IL) -- A suburban state lawmakers wants to let you drive five miles-per-hour faster. State Senator Jim Oberweis is pitching a plan to incre...

Records Fall Across The State In February Warm-Up (Lincoln, IL) -- It's now an official "record breaking" heat wave in Illinois. The National Weather Service says more than a dozen cities set records ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for our entire listening area. Illinois counties until 10am Central Indiana counties until 9am Eastern

Mattoon Area P.A.D.S annual trivia night will be March 11th at the Salvation Army. Pre-registration is $10 per person, and teams can consist of up to eight people. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and trivia ...

Organizers for the Miss Arcola Pageant will have an informational meeting on February 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Arcola Public Library. Young ladies, ages 4-19 who are interested in entering are encoura...

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...

Camp New Hope's annual drive is underway. If you'd like to sponsor a camper for a week or weekend, forms are available at First Mid Illinois Bank and Trust's main branch, and Zollman's Trailer Sales. ...

Applications for becoming an Illinois State Police (ISP) Trooper are continually accepted by the ISP Merit Board. Officials with the ISP are encouraging those individuals who are interested in a caree...

It is an incredible forecast for the weekend! Enjoy it! From the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Increa...