Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a meeting to discuss its current water control plan at 6:30 p.m. Monday (11/28) at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center. Staff will be on hand to answer quest...

The 44th Annual House of the Christmas Mouse will be at Booker T. Washington School in Terre Haute December 3rd 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and December 4th, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They'll have lot...

The Lumpkin Family Foundation has named its fall 2016 grant recipients. The Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund was awarded $17,000 to promote and support local and sustainable food awarenes...

Registration for assistance from One Stop Community Christmas ends next week. If you live in Coles, Cumberland, Clark, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, or Shelby County, please take photo ID, along with chil...

Boys' basketball today: Mattoon plays Chicago Corliss at 3:00, followed by Robinson and Breese Central, and city braggin' rights are on the line in the nightcap as St. Anthony battles Effingham. Charl...

Florence Henderson Of Brady Bunch Fame, Dies (Undated) -- The actress who played the mom on "The Brady Bunch" has passed away. Florence Henderson was 82 years-old. Her manager confirmed late last nigh...

The Mattoon Rotary Club's annual door-to-door food drive will be December 3rd. Please leave non-perishable foods in a bag or box outside your front door by 9:00 a.m. If you'd like to make a monetary d...

World-renowned human genetics educator Sam Rhine will host a Genetics Update Conference at Lake Land College, December 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a $20 registration fee per person, but ...

Illinois could be in a trick box if a Chicago Democrat gets his way, and if contractors use Cat earth movers to building President-elect Trump's wall. State Representative Will Guzzardi introduced a p...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding people in Illinois traveling for the holiday to drive safely. IDOT is partnering with law enforcement throughout the state to increase patrols an...