Category Archives: Local News

Lower Gas Prices May Not Be Good News
(Undated) -- The nation's average price of gasoline has fallen for the fourth straight week. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, as concerns over tariffs and policy unce...
Tony Collins Mar 18, 2025

BBB Issues IRS "Economic Impact Payment" Scam Warning
(Undated) -- Tax season is in full swing and the Better Business Bureau is warning the public to beware of scammers. BBB Investigator, Don O'Brien says the latest scam involves a text claiming to be f...
Tony Collins Mar 18, 2025

No Damage Reported from Weekend Storm
(Undated) -- Weekend storms appear to have left Crawford County largely untouched. According to Crawford County Emergency Management, despite the "Tornado Warning" issued overnight Friday, little to n...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

NWS Confirms Three Tornados Hit Central Illinois
(Undated) -- While we escaped weekend storms without much damage not everywhere was so lucky. The National Weather Service is confirming that at least three tornadoes hit central Illinois. They say pr...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

CMH Foundation Announce Scholarship Winners
(Undated) -- The Crawford Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced the first recipients of its new scholarship. According to Sheri Stodghill CMH Foundation representative, after a thorough review an...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

Gas Prices Slip Lower Over the Weekend
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded continues to decline. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is down four cents from Friday to $...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

Robinson Unit 2 Board Has a Busy Agenda
(Robinson) -- The Robinson Unit 2 Board meets tonight for its regular monthly meeting. In "New Business," the Board will discuss and possibly approve a 1-year renewal of the food service management co...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

Palestine School Board Meets Tonight
(Palestine) -- The Palestine Unit 3 Board meets this evening. On the agenda under "Action Items," the board will consider IHSA and IESA Memberships for the Fiscal Year 2025 and accept the bids for fue...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

Unit 1 Board Has a Light Agenda for Tonight's Meeting
(Hutsonville) -- The Hutsonville Unit 1 Board meets tonight, and it has a light agenda. On the agenda in "New Business," the board will set the Board Schedule for May 2025 to April 2026 and host a clo...
Tony Collins Mar 17, 2025

Stormy Weather Forecast to Hit the Area Tonight
(Undated) -- We could be in for a windy and stormy night tonight. According to the latest "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, a line of severe thunderstorms is expected to "...
Tony Collins Mar 14, 2025