Category Archives: Local News

(Oblong) -- The Village of Oblong is gearing up for a big weekend. The Village of Oblong and the Oblong Chamber of Commerce are putting the finishing touches on this weekend's ribbon cutting and grand...

(Undated) -- For the first time since May, the nation's average price of gasoline has increased. According to GasBuddy Head of Analysis, Patrick De Haan, with Israel and Iran trading attacks, oil pric...

(Oblong) -- Crawford County Sheriff's Deputies arrested an Oblong man last week for Unlawful Restraint. Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, is reporting that on Thursday, following an investigation i...

(Robinson) -- A Robinson woman was arrested yesterday and booked into the Crawford County Jail. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, yesterday morning deputies assisted the Robinson Polic...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department continues to raise money for the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Robinson Police Chief, Eric Schmidt, says merchandise is still av...

(Undated) -- Gas prices slipped lower over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.09 a gallon, down three cents from Friday. Here in Illinois, t...

(Undated) -- Scammers never miss an opportunity to use current events as a part of their pitch. According to the Better Business Bureau, some scammers are capitalizing on the attention tariffs are rec...

(Robinson) -- The City of Robinson held a promotional ceremony for the leadership changes within the Robinson Police Department yesterday. Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, swore in Eric Schmidt as the new...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department is reporting a handful of arrests over the last week. According to Robinson Police Chief, Eric Schmidt, on Saturday following a traffic stop, officers arre...

(Undated) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is reminding the public that men experience depression differently. According to CMH, for men, depression may look like anger, fatigue, irritability, and even p...