Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

For Immediate Release Last Land of Lincoln Honor Flight for 2018 Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF), serving central and mid-southern Illinois, will take our final 2018 Honor Flight on Tuesday, Octob...

Glo Bingo to benefit the Mattoon High School PBIS Program returns to the Mattoon Eagles Club November 2nd. Tickets are $25.00 in advance. That admission price covers six cards, glow hat, and glow daub...

Boys' regional soccer: Mattoon plays Danville, Charleston takes on Champaign Central, Newton battles Riverton Volleyball: Mattoon hosts Effingham, Charleston vs. Mahomet-Seymour, Arcola plays Arthur-L...

The Casey-Westfield band will have a drive-through dinner Thursday (10/18) from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on the north side of the high school. Pork burger meals are $5.00; pork chop meals are $6.00; rib eye mea...

A resurfacing project gets underway in Charleston today, Tuesday, October 16, 2018. According to the public works department, a closure will be in place on Madison Avenue from 4th Street to 7th Street...

The Salvation Army in Mattoon will host a pancake and sausage breakfast November 3rd from 7:00-11:00 a.m. Tickets are $5.00 each and proceeds benefit the After School Program. Tickets are available at...

A benefit for Jim Dycus will be held November 24th at the Sullivan (IL) VFW. Meal, DJ and silent auction start at 5:00 and the live auction will begin at 7:00. If you'd like to make a donation to the ...

Springfield, IL - More than $5 million has been released from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to Eastern Illinois University (EIU) for capital improvements on campus, State Sen. Dale Ri...

Governor Bruce Rauner today announced nearly $1.6 million dollars has been awarded for recreational trail development projects in 11 Illinois communities, helping them meet the growing demand for impr...

For Immediate Release Bradley, Friedan top list of groundbreaking Illinois women in online voting SPRINGFIELD - Sorry, Oprah. Better luck next time, Mrs. Lincoln. Voters in the Illinois Top 200 projec...