Category Archives: Local News
IDNR Offering Free Fishing Days Next Weekend
(Undated) -- The IDNR is giving the public a chance to fish for free. They have set June 13th through the 16th as "Illinois Free Fishing Days 2025." They say during those four days, anglers can fish w...
Jun 05, 2025
Red Cross Blood Drive Set for Tomorrow
(Undated) -- The American Red Cross is asking you to donate blood as we head toward the summer months. The school year is over, and it's time for afternoons at the pool and family road trips. While su...
Jun 05, 2025 March 11, 2019. Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. Photographs from blood bank at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, blood donations at Red Cross on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Sanford Myers/American Red Cross
Wet Weather Returns to the Forecast
(Undated) -- We could be in for a wet stretch of weather this week. According to the latest "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, there is a chance of thunderstorms today, wit...
Jun 04, 2025
Two Longtime Oblong Employees Retire
(Oblong) -- The Village of Oblong is saying "come back and see us" to a pair of long-time employees as Dale Davis and Gary Lanter are both retiring. For the past 34 years, Dale has been the smiling fa...
Jun 04, 2025
Bertram Pharmacy Joins CCHD Sharps Program
(Undated) -- Bertram Pharmacy is the latest Crawford County location to join the CCHD's "Residential Sharps Collection Program." According to the Crawford County Health Department, free sharps contain...
Jun 04, 2025
United Way to Host "Trivia Night" Tonight at the Woods
(Undated) -- Get your "Passport to Trivia" tonight at the Woods Event Center. The United Way of Crawford County is inviting the public to come be a part of a "night of brain-teasing fun and community ...
Jun 04, 2025
Night Market and Summer Concert Series Begins Saturday
(Robinson) -- The City of Robinson, Robinson Chamber, and the Robinson Parks Department are again teaming up for the Cross Street Night Markets and Summer Concert Series. That was Robinson Chamber Exe...
Jun 04, 2025
Cross Street Market Season Begins This Weekend
(Robinson) -- The countdown is underway for the "Cross Street Market Season." Robinson Chamber Executive Director, Lisa Schaefer, says The Cross Street Market returns this Saturday, June 7th, from 8 a...
Jun 03, 2025
Palestine Gearing Up for Town-wide Garage Sales
(Palestine) -- Palestine is gearing up for its "Town-wide Garage Sales." According to Janice Fuller, Palestine Town-Wide Garage Sales weekend will be Friday, June 13th, and Saturday, June 14th. She sa...
Jun 03, 2025
Harmons in Oblong Joins CCHD Sharps Program
(Oblong) -- Oblong residents now have easy access to the CCHD's "Residential Sharps Collection Program." According to the Crawford County Health Department, free sharps containers and disposal are now...
Jun 03, 2025