Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Kraft Heinz Gives Employees Day Off After Super Bowl (Undated) -- Kraft Heinz is scoring a lot of extra points with its workers for the day after Super Bowl 51. The company is planning to give all its...

7th grade boys' basketball regional championships: In 1A, Shiloh takes on Royal Prairieview, and Pana Sacred Heart faces Pocahontas. In 3A, T-town battles Casey-Westfield Girls' high school basketball...

Ford Recalls On 8,000 F-150 Trucks, Other Models (Detroit, MI) -- Ford is recalling about eight-thousand F-150 pickup trucks and a few other cars for safety issues. In cold weather, the transmission s...

The Friends of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will hold its "Date with a Good Book" sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, February 10 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 11 at the Char...

The west side of 19th Street at Broadway in Mattoon is closed while city crews replace a sewer manhole. Mattoon Public Works says there are several turning restrictions, so please pay close attention ...

Okaw Valley defeated Neoga, 32-27, St. Anthony over North Clay, 46-28, Villa Grove lost to Champaign Judah Christian, 41-28, and Tuscola fell to Monticello. Three more champs will be crowned tonight. ...

Illinois health officials say it's never too late to get a flu shot. Influenza season typically peaks between December and February and runs until May. Flu activity is increasing nationwide and in Ill...

The WYSE regional championship comes to Lake Land College February 3rd. The regional Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Academic Challenge will feature 25 high schools that will come together ...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner and awards banquet will be held February 4th at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Social hour starts at 5:00, formal buffet dinner at 6:00, followed by...

Beginning Monday, The Mattoon Arts Council will be offering pottery classes! Many classes will be offered, but class sizes are limited. The first of these will be Monday, January 30th and Tuesday, Jan...