Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Sitting at 18-0 this season, the Mattoon girls basketball team is now ranked fourth in the state for Class 3A. Head coach Amanda Aydt joined us today.   The Lady Wave travel to Taylorville on Thu...

Former Cub David Ross Coming To Peoria (Peoria, IL) -- Former Cub and World Series champion David Ross is coming to Peoria. The player known as "Grandpa Rossy" is appearing at the Limelight Eventplex ...

Lake Land College is offering two-day introduction to concealed-carry classes at Accuracy Firearms in Effingham. Four weekend classes are available in January, February and March. Cost is $150. For sp...

The Lake Land College Men's Basketball Team and the Mattoon YMCA are holding a Little Laker Basketball Camp January 8th and 15th. It's open to boys and girls 1st through 3rd grades. Cost is $25 for on...

There will be a mini-golf course designing event at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Monday, January 9th at 5:30. This program is for all ages. Kids under 16 must be with an adult. This is a ...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital proudly welcomed Luella Diane Stice as the first baby born at the hospital in 2017. She was born at 3:12 p.m. on Sunday, January 1 at St. Anthony's, weighing 8 pou...

Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council is offering a free research-based substance abuse prevention program called "Guiding Good Choices." The program is for parents/caregivers/grandparents who want...

The City of Mattoon has scheduled the curbside collection of live Christmas trees to begin Wednesday and end Friday. All live trees needing picked up must be placed on the City boulevard by 7 a.m. Wed...

Illinois' new legislature is going to include two new lawmakers from the Quad Cites. Lawmakers are set to start a new term in Springfield next week. Mike Halpin is a Democrat and Tony McCombie is a Re...

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield Illinois announces their upcoming Annual Meeting to be held Saturday, January 14th, at Lakeside Christian Church hall, located at 226 Toronto Road (I...