Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

A benefit for the Jeremy Voris family will be held at the Windsor American Legion on November 3rd, starting at 3:00 p.m. Dinner will be available for $5.00 a plate, they'll have a 50/50, silent auctio...

The Mattoon Area Family YMCA, in partnership with registered dieticians from the Center for Healthy Living at Sarah Bush Lincoln, are offering nutrition classes September 25th, October 23rd and Decemb...

The Class E golf outing will be held at Charleston Country Club October 10th. Cost is $80 per golfer, and sponsorships opportunities are available. Registration and lunch will be at 10:45, and the tou...

Lake Land College to host College Fair and Career Day More than 1,200 junior and senior high school students will have the opportunity to meet with more than 40 college representatives this year at th...

A benefit for Michelle Cook will be held November 3rd from 4:00-10:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eagles Club. They'll have activities for kids from 4:00-7:00, silent auction from 4:00-9:00, dinner will be se...

Volleyball: EIU @ Chicago State, Mattoon plays Charleston (at EIU), Arcola vs. Cerro Gordo, Windsor/Stew-Stras against CH/BC, Effingham hosts Mt. Zion, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond takes on Bement,...

Mel Gibson Heading Up New Wild Bunch (Undated) -- Mel Gibson is going to be directing and co-writing a remake of the 1969 classic western The Wild Bunch. He's also on board as executive producer. In t...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook, from the National Weather Service, is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois including Cass-Champaign-Chr...

Steelers Hold Off Bucs For First Win (Tampa, FL) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are finally in the win column after holding off the Buccaneers 30-27 on Monday Night Football in Tampa. Ben Roethlisberger f...

Hunters are prohibited from harvesting antlerless deer during the first 15 days of the Illinois Archery Deer Season in five east-central Illinois counties as part of an effort to grow the deer herd in...