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The Average Movie Ticket is Up to $8.65
The average movie ticket price rose to $8.65 in 2016. And if you're, you know, OLD . . . then you remember when it was A LOT cheaper. But on the plus side, it's only 3% more than it was in 2015. So th...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 EvelynGiggles / CC

A Beer Flavored After Girl Scout Cookies Has Arrived
It feels like this was only a matter of time: Someone just turned Girl Scout Cookies into BEER. The Southern Tier Brewing Company in New York just made a new beer called Thick Mint . . . which is a hi...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 John Buie / CC

Two Guys Jumped Out of Their Cars to Help a Cop Who Was Being Attacked
A cop in southwest Michigan tried to pull over a motorcycle last month after he clocked it at 92 miles an hour. But the guy wouldn't stop, because it turned out the bike was stolen. The guy eve...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017

Would You Take a One-Way Trip to Mars?
Back in 2013, a company called Mars One announced free trips to Mars in 2023. The only catch: It was a one-way ticket. And believe it or not, tens of thousands of people applied for the chance to DIE ...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 European Southern Observatory / CC

One Out of Eight Millennials Doesn't Know How to Change a Light Bulb
Apparently the answer to "How many millennials does it take to screw in a light bulb?" is "Zero . . . because you'll have to do it for them." According to a new survey, one out of eight people ...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 Achi Raz / CC

The Next Set of Emojis Could Include a Sandwich, Elf, and Dinosaur
We have BREAKING EMOJI NEWS . . . which is a much bigger deal than it should be, right? The group that regulates the standard set of emojis is called the Unicode Consortium. They're going to be...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 bizmac / CC

How Many of These Weird Habits Do You Have?
Do you ever wonder if other people share the same weird habits as you? Well we found an online survey about it. Here are eight questions we liked . . . When you leave a store without buying any...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017 MoneyBlogNewz / CC

Mattoon Area PADS Receives Donation for Haven of Hope
Mattoon Area PADS new building is a big step closer to reality. Heller, Holmes and Associates presented the group with a check for $50,000 for the Haven of Hope campaign. Ground-breaking for the new s...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017

Illinois Weather for Thurs. 3-23
Today, expect partly sunny conditions, with a high near 55. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Friday expect warmer temperatures and mostly cloudy conditions, with a high near 69. Also expe...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017

Annual Rural-Urban Luncheon Coming Next Week
The annual Rural-Urban Luncheon, sponsored by the Mattoon and Charleston Rotary Clubs, will be held March 28th at the LifeSpan Center. Ag technologist Chad Colby will be the featured speaker. Please R...
MyRadioLink Mar 23, 2017
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