Category Archives: Local News

(Robinson) -- The Marathon Petroleum Robinson Refinery will be conducting "emergency preparedness evacuation drills" through August. According to Marathon, drills will be held each Tuesday in August b...

(Undated) -- Crawford County is receiving "Block Grant" money from the State of Illinois. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly a million dollars in grant funding has been awar...

(Undated) -- The Illinois State Police are investigating reports of "Vehicular Endangerment" in Effingham and Shelby counties. According to ISP, multiple "damage to vehicle" reports have been taken as...

(Undated) -- For the second straight week, the nation's average price of gasoline has increased. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, it was another "relatively tame week...

(Robinson) - "National Night Out" is tonight, and as in years past, the Robinson Police Department will be hosting an event. Robinson Police Chief, Eric Schmidt, says the RPD is excited to be once aga...

(Undated) -- Wet weather returns to our forecast. According to this morning's "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this after...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department has released the results of recent "speed enforcement patrols." The Robinson Police Department conducted a focused traffic safety campaign from July 8th to...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Police Department recently welcomed a new officer. According to Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, Taylor Smith was hired in July and has been doing ride-alongs and training for the ...

(Robinson) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the closure of the railroad crossing on Illinois 1 near Robinson for an improvement project at the crossing. According to the IDOT...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fell over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.12 a gallon, down three cent...