(Undated) -- Following record setting high temperatures to begin the week, we can expect a major cool down for the weekend. According to the latest "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, periods of thunderstorms are expected through the evening. They say a few will be strong to locally...

(Undated) -- The Crawford County Board has a busy agenda for tonight's meeting. On the "Consent Agenda," the County Board will approve a resolution to execute a deed of conveyance, discuss and approve a resolution for the State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor, and several appointments and reappointments to ...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 Board meets tonight. On the agenda under "New Business," the board will discuss and approve bids for fuel, the High School Book Club trip request, the High School Volleyball trip request, and the FBLA request for officers to attend the FBLA Fall Retreat. In other business, the bo...

(Palestine) -- The Palestine Village Board will hold a "Special Meeting" this afternoon. The only item on the agenda is the discussion and possible approval of hiring a new police officer. The Village Board meets this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at Village Hall.

(Undated) -- Two new names have recently been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, on Monday, Charity Mezo was booked into jail on a failure-to-appear charge. Yesterday, Deandra Duke was booked into jail on an out-of-county warrant. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven ...