Category Archives: Local News

(Robinson) - The Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation will be in Robinson next week for a free assessment clinic. They will be working in conjunction with the Robinson Elks 1188 Lodge. The clinic...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is a penny higher today than a week ago. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.22 a gallo...

(Undated) -- The current run of "fall-like temperatures" looks to continue. According to DTN Ag Meteorologist, John Baranick, a pair of cold fronts looks to usher in some cooler temperatures for the w...

(Palestine) -- The Palestine Village Board meets this afternoon. On the agenda in "New Business," the board will open bids for the sale of surplus real estate, discuss and approve the purchasing of a ...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Fall Follies is coming up next month and the Oblong Chamber is looking for help. Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, says the Oblong Chamber of Commerce is seeking groups of family me...

(Undated) -- We could be in store for "deep discounts" on gas as we march toward Thanksgiving. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says prices could dip as much as thirty cents a gal...

(Undated) - September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness, promote hope, and normalize help-seeking. Suicide affects millions of people every year, yet too many struggle in...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department has released the numbers from their Labor Day Enforcement patrols. According to RPD Chief, Eric Schmidt, the Robinson Police Department successfully conduc...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Village Board meets this afternoon. They are set to get an update on the Oblong Chamber from Angie Catt, adopt an ordinance "Implementing a Municipal Grocery Retailers' Occupati...

(Undated) -- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) has partnered with Vincennes University to create a new option for students interested in Surgical Technology careers. That was Illinois Eastern...