Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Illinois State Police District 12 certified child passenger safety technicians will offer a free child seat check September 30th at Hendelmeyer Park in Effingham from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Technician...

Get ready to pig out! Camp New Hope's annual hog roast and auction are Sunday, October 2nd. Lunch and the silent auction run from 11:30-1:30, and the live auction begins at $2.00. Cost is $7.00 per pe...

Get ready to hear a lot more about Illinois' Comptroller. Incumbent Republican Leslie Munger's husband donated 260-thousand dollars to her campaign last week. Now the state's cap on spending in the ra...

The Illinois Supreme Court wants to make sure people don't sit in jail because they can't pay their fines or make bail. But counties across the state worry the court's good idea will cost them a lot o...

According to CNN, The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service has announced that Tyson Foods has voluntarily recalled more than 130,000 pounds of cooked chicken nuggets after a c...

Five waterfowl blinds will be available for hunting at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Okaw Wetlands" during the 2016-2017 waterfowl hunting season. Due to high water and ice damage the area has bee...

The Teutopolis State Bank Fund has awarded $500 to the Andrew Gobczynski Big Heart Foundation. The grant will be used to fund heart testing for sophomore athletes at Effingham County Schools. The foun...

Volleyball: EIU is at Indiana State, Mattoon hosts Charleston, Effingham takes on Taylorville, Windsor/Stew-Stras against CH/BC, Casey-Westfield plays Robinson, Cumberland takes on Hutsonville-Palesti...

Sunny and breezy today, with a high of 75 Clear tonight, with a low of 50 Partly sunny and cooler tomorrow, with a high of 64 Cloudy and 50 tomorrow night Scattered showers on Thursday, otherwise, par...

The annual fall demolition derby returns to the Cumberland County Fairgrounds Saturday, October 1st. Modified and stock full-size cars; stock mid-size; compact stock; small pickup and suv; truck class...