Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

In a battle of two of the top teams in the state of Illinois, it was Mattoon coming out on top of T-town, 66-58. The Lady Wave, now 22-0, got 24 points and 14 rebounds from Sierra Thompson. Shayne Smi...

The movie business continues to boom in Illinois. The state's FILM Office announced that the film industry generated nearly 500-million dollars in Illinois spending in 2016. That is a 51-percent incre...

A paint party to benefit the Neoga post prom/graduation committee will be held at Stang Arts Studio in Effingham January 29th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Cost is $45.00 per person. Sign-up flyers are availabl...

The Arcola Alumni Association is seeking nominations for distinguished alumni honorees. Nomination forms are available at Arcola High School, the Arcola Public Library, First Mid-Illinois Bank and Tru...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging Illinois' system for issuing permits for people to carry concealed weapons in public. The justices let stand a lower court ruling t...

Girls' high school basketball: Two of the top teams in the state of Illinois face off tonight as Mattoon takes on T-town. The Lady Green Wave enter the game undefeated and ranked #3 in Class 3A, while...

A weekend accident claimed the life of a Mattoon woman. According to the Coles County Sheriff's Office, 23-year-old Kayla Eggers was ejected from a vehicle that hit a bridge north of Charleston. The d...

Illinois Senate Wants To Vote On Grand Bargain This Week (Springfield, IL) -- Get ready to hear about taxes and pensions and debt. Leaders in the Illinois Senate hope to vote on the first of 14 pieces...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center of Mattoon received a nice gift heading into the weekend. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation awarded the center $1,000 to ...

One person is dead and three others injured in an accident in Edgar County. According to the Illinois State Police, it happened just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday on U.S. Highway 150, near Paris. A car d...