Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Big Bucks For Hotel Rooms For Groundhog Day (Punxsutawney, PA) -- People are willing to pay top dollar for a hotel room in a famous Pennsylvania town on Groundhog Day. The travel website Trivago says ...

Football fans across the country will celebrate America's most watched national sporting event this Sunday. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reminds you there is only one right play - ...

This letter is from Ed Dowd, Executive Director, Mattoon Chamber of Commerce "One of the roles of the Chamber of Commerce is to help keep members informed of legislative issues that pertain to their b...

The Mattoon girls' basketball team slipped one spot to #5 in Class 3A. T-town moved up to 4th in 2A, while Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond went from 9th to 10th. In 1A, St. Anthony received five votes...

Charleston punched their ticket to the Clinton Sectional with a 51-44 win over Effingham last night. They'll face the winner of tomorrow night's Springfield Grant/Chatham Glenwood game. In Class 1A ac...

(Cleveland, OH) -- Tom Brady's understudy is drawing interest from the Browns. Cleveland.com reports the Browns may attempt to acquire New England backup quarterback, and former EIU star, Jimmy Garopp...

The state's largest employee union is beginning a strike authorization vote today for its 30-thousand members after a year-long battle with the Rauner administration at the bargaining table and in cou...

Universities in Illinois are joining together in opposition to President Trump's immigration order. Just about every one of Illinois' public universities, and a number of private schools issued statem...

The Casey-Westfield Band will host binga this Sunday (2/5) at Roosevelt Junior High. Lunch starts at 12:30 and games begin at 1:30. Cost is $10 per person. Hundreds of dollars in prizes will be given ...

In a game heard on Victory 103.9 Monday night, the Charleston Lady Trojans handed Mattoon its first loss of the season. The final was 60-58 in overtime. Hear the final few moments of the game here: Th...