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Figure Out Your DJ Name With This New Internet Meme
You know the old game where you figure out your porn star name by combining the name of your pet and the street you grew up on? There's a new one of those tricks that's going viral online right now. P...
Jul 03, 2017 D. Lee / CC
12 Artists Who Really Hate Their Massive Hit Song
For better or worse, some musical acts will almost NEVER play their popular hit song in concert . . . because they CAN'T STAND IT anymore. People.com put together a list of '12 Artists Who Really Hate...
Jul 03, 2017 benyupp / CC
Alex Russell Memorial Kids’ Fishing Derby
The Alex Russell Memorial Kids' Fishing Derby is this Saturday (7/8) at Lake Charleston. It's open 5 to 15-year-olds, with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. Kids will need to bring their own bait and...
Jul 03, 2017 California Department of Fish and Wildlife / CC
Mattoon and Charleston 4th of July Parades
Take the kids to the 4th of July Parades, tomorrow. Mattoon will step off at 9am. Line up begins at 21st and Western at 8am. The parade will end at First Street. Meanwhile in Charleston, line up begin...
Jul 03, 2017 Mike Mozart / CC
Don't Use These Recalled Fireworks . . . Plus Three Firework Safety Tips
A type of firework called "TNT Red, White, and Blue" got recalled last week, because they're only supposed to smoke . . . but they can EXPLODE when you're not expecting it. The company that mak...
Jul 03, 2017 bayasaa / CC
There Are Only 11 States Where Hot Dogs Are More Popular at Cookouts Than Hamburgers
There are going to be MILLIONS of pieces of meat slapped down on grills tomorrow. And apparently, most of it will be cow meat . . . not whatever animal meat goes into cheap hot dogs. Pig? Squirrel? Ra...
Jul 03, 2017 Sh4rp_i / CC
You Can Now Vote on the Name of Crayola's New Color
Apparently no one on Crayola's marketing team has heard of the term "milking it." Because their never-ending quest to replace a yellow crayon with a blue crayon just took another TINY baby step forwar...
Jul 03, 2017 m01229 / CC
New Online Dating Term: "Kittenfishing" Is When You Use Deceptive Photos of Yourself
The biggest clich about online dating is that it's filled with people who are using old pictures that do NOT accurately show what they look like today. Well . . . now, we've got a term for it. ...
Jul 03, 2017 MoneyBlogNewz / CC
A Cop Found Out a Kid Was Being Abused, So He Adopted Him
This happened a while back, but it's just making headlines. A cop in eastern Oklahoma named Jody Thompson was off-duty back in 2015 when he heard a call come in about a child abuse case. An eig...
Jul 03, 2017
Mattoon Farmer’s Market Moves to Lytle
The Mattoon Farmers Market will be re-locating to Lytle Park as of this coming Friday. (7/7) It will be located on the old Bennett school property next to the 32nd Street entrance. The Farmer's Market...
Jul 03, 2017 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
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