Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Wilhelm Schmidbauer, director of the Bavarian State Police since 2013, will present a talk on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on Monday, Oct. 31st entitled, "Refugees and Terrorists in Europ...

A cancer benefit for Coles County Sheriff Jimmy Rankin will be held November 12th from 2-8pm at the LifeSpan Center between Mattoon and Charleston. This family-friendly event will feature live music, ...

Neoga Girl Scouts will have a door-to-door food drive this Sunday (10/30) from 2:00-4:00 p.m. They would appreciate donations of non-perishable foods in unbreakable containers. If you won't be home at...

Sign-up dates and times are set for One Stop Community Christmas. If you live in Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, or Shelby County, and need assistance, please be sure to bring phot...

Illinois farmers this year are right around the five-year average when it comes to harvesting their corn and soybean crops. The National Agriculture Statistics Service says farmers here have brought i...

The Charleston Police Department received an unconfirmed report of shots being fired around 2:00 this morning in the vicinity of 9th and Grant streets. Later, at approximately 2:30 a.m. shots were rep...

Champaign Central upset Mattoon, 25-22, 26-24, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond eliminated Tri-County, Neoga lost to St. Anthony, Newton claimed the title with a win over Robinson, South Central beat C...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Regional Cancer Center open house will be October 30th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Come tour the new facility, meet the staff and enjoy refreshments.

Explore Scotland and Ireland on a nine-day excursion with Lake Land College's Community and Professional Programs. The dates for the trip are June 5th through June 14th, 2017. An informational meeting...

Thousands of hunters in Illinois want one of the state's 500 bobcat hunting permits. But so do some people who don't want to see the cats hunted at all. "The Chicago Tribune" says about 30 environment...