Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- Corn planting continues to be behind the five-year average. According to the latest USDA Illinois Crop Progress and Condition Report, corn planted reached 54 percent, compared to the 5-ye...

(Undated) -- IDOT says they are working on potholes statewide. IDOT Public Information Officer, Paul Wappel, says last year, IDOT spent over 19 million dollars filling and repairing roads across the s...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson City Council meets this evening, and they have several items on the agenda. In "Old Business," they will approve an engagement letter to Thompson-Coburn Law Firm for develop...

(Undated) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is highlighting its Oncology and Hematology services. CMH Director of Marketing, Becky Ruppel, took to social media yesterday to announce that "Oncology/Hematol...

(Oblong) -- Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, is reminding village residents to "take a little time and be considerate." She reminds the public that Crawford County Solid Waste services a small recycling ...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department is reminding drivers to buckle up as part of the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. This high-visibility seat belt enforcement initiative runs from Ma...

(Undated) -- Gas prices have slipped lower over the last week. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, even with oil prices jumping more than $4 per barrel compared to a wee...

(Undated) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to provide feedback on the state's transportation system. The annual Traveler Opinion Survey is available online through May...

(Flat Rock) -- A Flat Rock man was involved in a Sunday morning four-wheeler accident. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, at around 3:10 a.m., deputies responded to the accident on Coun...

(Oblong) -- An Oblong man was arrested yesterday following an investigation into a "verbal disturbance." The Crawford County Sheriff's Department reports that forty-three-year-old Rothmer McCoy was ar...