Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- Teresa Fielder remains Oblong's Mayor following yesterday's Consolidated Election. Fielder garnered 252 votes to 94 for her challenger, Terry Ochs. The other mayoral race of interest is i...

(Undated) -- Voter turnout for yesterday's Consolidated Election was slightly higher than in previous years. According to the preliminary totals from the Crawford County Clerk's Office, nearly twenty ...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Village Board meets tonight. During tonight's meeting, they will swear in the new Public Works Superintendent, get an update from Angie Catt on behalf of the Oblong Chamber of C...

(Undated) -- The Illinois Eastern Community College Board will hold a "Special Meeting" tonight. The purpose of the meeting will be to interview candidates for the Office of Frontier Community College...

(Undated) -- A campaign focused on distracted driving awareness across Illinois returns this month. The Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and local law enforcement agen...

(Undated) -- Forecasters have some bad news for those with seasonal allergies. Pollen counts will be higher than usual across much of the U.S. this year. Most meteorologists are expecting to see polle...

(Undated) -- We are bracing for another round of severe weather. According to the latest "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, while severe weather is not expected, a few thun...

(Undated) -- It is consolidated municipal election day in Illinois. Voters throughout the state will be choosing mayors and village presidents, city clerks, and school board members. Robinson Mayor, M...

(Undated) -- Travel on Route 33 between Oblong and Robinson will be slow going once again. The ongoing resurfacing project on Route 33 is set to resume today as crews will begin the "milling" portion ...

(Undated) -- A "handful" of new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, on Saturday, Colin Goff was arrested and booked into the Crawford County Jai...