Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage. According to the Red Cross, its national blood inventory plummeted more than 25% in July. They say this summer's record-setti...

(Undated) -- The weather forecast for weekend events doesn't look too bad. However, there is a lingering chance of rain. According to this morning's "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weath...

(Palestine) -- The Palestine Village Board meets this afternoon, and they have a handful of items on the agenda. In "New Business," they are set to discuss and approve allowing ATVs on village streets...

(Flat Rock) - Flat Rock will be celebrating homecoming this weekend. The 2025 edition of the Flat Rock Homecoming begins Saturday morning with the parade at 10 am. Flat Rock Homecoming representative,...

(Undated) -- It's only August, but the Oblong Chamber is looking toward October. The Oblong Chamber of Commerce has released the Vendor Registration form for the Fall Follies. Chamber Representative, ...

(Undated) - The summer months have certainly flown by and next week Crawford County students will start heading back to the classes. Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, is reminding motorists to be o...

(Undated) -- It appears as though we will be getting a bit of a break from high temperatures and, maybe more importantly, rain. According to the current forecast from the National Weather Service, we ...

(Undated) -- First Robinson Savings Bank has issued a scam warning. Officials with the bank say they have been made aware of scam calls that are spoofing the bank's Robinson phone number, claiming to ...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Village Board meets this afternoon. On the agenda, the board will hear from John Stone of Stone and Waggoner regarding the final payment estimate for the OSLAD Grant for the wal...

(Oblong) - Today is the deadline to get your garage sale on the official sale map in Oblong. The Oblong Chamber of Commerce is gathering addresses for the Village's Town-Wide Garage Sales. If you or y...