Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Fisher And Reynolds To Have Joint Funeral (Los Angeles, CA) -- Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds will have a joint funeral in the Los Angeles-area. Todd Fisher says plans to have a family s...

Illinois Heading Into Another Budget Crisis (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois will lose the legal authority to spend money on most things other than schools, pensions and paychecks, and some mental health...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville are looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2017 summer recreation season. These positions are available in interpretive...

Get a designated driver or hail a cab. The Illinois State Police is issuing their annual New Year's Eve warning to drivers today. Troopers say they'll be out in full force this weekend to keep the roa...

Come out and give the greatest gift of all, the gift of life, before 2016 comes to a close. There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Fri. Dec 30th at the Oakland VFW from 2pm to 6pm. There w...

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...

Are you hooked on mini golf? Would you like to be a mini golf hole designer? Bring your ideas to the Charleston Carnegie Library on Monday, January 9th at 5:30. They will be designing and building a m...

Boys Basketball: In Effingham, Altamont faces Madison at 12:30, followed by Mattoon and Charleston at 2pm (on WMCI and 92.1 The Axe). Effingham meets Lincoln Way-East at 5pm and the championship game ...

Cheri Bustos is getting the warning: No more live broadcasts from the floor of Congress. Bustos is one of several Democrats who went live on Facebook during this year's sit-in over gun control. Congre...

The Matton Arts Council's "stitches of the seasons" quilt show will be held on Saturday, January 28th from 10 am. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, January 29th from Noon to 4 p.m. in the Lone elm room of the Mat...