Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Yahoo Reveals Another Breach (Sunnyvale, CA) -- Yahoo is reporting another security breach. It says hackers used forged cookies to log into users' accounts without passwords. Yahoo says the malicious ...

Girls' regional championship games: Mattoon plays Champaign Central, and Charleston battles Paris Girls' sectional title games: Tri-County vs. Christ our Rock Lutheran, and Newton takes on T-town Boys...

Fish habitat day will be March 18th at Lake Shelbyville. Volunteers with boats are needed to help place donated Christmas trees and artificial structures into the lake. If you don't have a boat, they ...

Join the Mattoon High School Band boosters on Tuesday, February 21st for the annual senior night dinner. A $5.00 ticket at the door includes your choice of pulled pork sandwich, boneless wings, or wal...

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...

The Illinois State Police have released the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Bar ID Check recently conducted the night of Wednesday, February 10th in Champaign county. The countermeasu...

This press release is from the desk of Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce: The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce is working with the Charleston Chamber in creating a countywide e...

Zoo Names Cockroach After Tom Brady (Atlanta, GA) -- He's won Super Bowls and MVP awards but Tom Brady's newest honor is probably a first. Zoo Atlanta has named a Madagascar hissing cockroach after th...

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...

Racing Legend A.J. Foyt Plans Stem Cell Treatment (Avondale, AZ) -- Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt says he plans to travel to Mexico for stem cell treatment. Foyt says he needs the treat...