Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Friday (10/14) is the deadline to sign up for the annual dinner meeting at the Life Center of Cumberland County. This year's menu will feature homemade mostaccioli or chicken pot pie, with green beans...

An education job fair will be held in the Grand Ballroom at Eastern Illinois University November 2nd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Schools will be seeking candidates to fill mid-year and anticipated vac...

Disney fans have a chance to get their hands on a legendary cartoon script. The script is for the 1928 classic "Steamboat Willie," which is the first cartoon Mickey Mouse was ever featured in. The bla...

Volleyball: Mattoon is at Salem, Charleston takes on Taylorville, T-town plays Altamont, Sullivan against Windsor/Stew-Stras, Arcola hosts Argenta-Oreana, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond takes on Cerr...

The University of Illinois is the seventh largest public university in America. And school officials say they don't have that much more room to grow. The U of I says a record freshman class of 76-hund...

The "Celebrating Our Community" local artists and vendor's fair will be held in Hindsboro October 16th from 1 to 5pm at the Hindsboro Civic Center. There will be lots of unique items for sale includin...

Illinoisans are being allowed to register to vote on Election Day this year. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Friday that court filings and arguments aren't over on the issue, but won't be settle...

Illinois courts handling juvenile cases are being directed to stop routine shackling of young suspects. The Illinois Supreme court announced last week it's banning the practice. Advocates for ending t...

Is your home updated with fully functioning smoke and or carbon monoxide detectors? If yours is due for an upgrade or you would like a brand new detector tune in all week with WMCI, for we will have m...

Make plans for a night out with friends. Support Special Olympics Illinois of East Central Area 9, with the 7th Annual Taste of Something Special returning to The Walkway in Mattoon this Thursday, Oct...