Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The quest for a perfect season ended for the Mattoon Junior High softball team. The Lady Wildcats were eliminated in sectional play by Effingham, 13-5. Mattoon finishes at 18-1, and Effingham heads to...

Appliance disposal day is this Saturday, September 24th from 8:00 a.m. until noon in Casey. Appliances need to be placed near the curb for pick up by 8:00 a.m. All must be free of food and cooking oil...

Governor Rauner is dropping hints that he may throw a monkey wrench into Mayor Emanuel's plans to save two of the city's pension funds. The Chicago "Sun-Times" reports Rauner may veto bills tied to Em...

At tonight's meeting of the Mattoon City Council, council members will consider adding an additional $42-thousand dollars for ongoing street, sidewalk and storm drain improvements along Marshall Avenu...

The "Celebrating Our Community" local artists and vendors 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 including...

General Grant Days come to Mattoon this week. Events begin Thursday in the Lone Elm Room at the Mattoon Depot at 7pm. A Civil War encampment will be at Shelby Avenue and North First Division from 11:0...

Illinois gas prices are on a downward trend. Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon of regular gas is around $2.24. That is about 21-cents less than a year ago.

Junior High Regional Baseball: Charleston vs. Effingham, St. Anthony plays Dieterich, Neoga vs. Stew-Stras, Okaw Valley against Sigel St. Michael's, T-town and Altamont, Cumberland takes on Casey-West...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. FOR THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND CLARK EFFINGHAM JASPER CRAWFORD CLAY R...

Illinois Emergency Management Agency encourages people to participate in the annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on October 20th at 10:20 a.m. Schools, businesses, government agencies, families and...