Category Archives: Local News
Gas Prices Slip Lower Over the Last Week
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is lower than a week ago, hovering around $3.11 a gallon, down six cents from last Friday. Here in Illinois, the statewide average is...
Feb 28, 2025
Red Cross Reminds the Public to Donate
(Undated) - Your next chance to "Give the Gift of Life" in Crawford County is a couple of weeks away. Now would be the perfect time to visit redcrossblood.org and sign up for "RapidPass." According to...
Feb 28, 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
Temperature Swings Normal for February
(Undated) -- The current forecast calls for highs today in the mid-50s and 60s for Friday, a wild swing from last week when we had a "Cold Weather Advisory" in effect. Illinois State Climatologist, Tr...
Feb 27, 2025
Robinson Chamber Tax Workshop set for Next Week
(Robinson) -- The Robinson Chamber of Commerce is inviting local business owners to its upcoming "Small Business Tax Workshop." Robinson Chamber Executive Director, Lisa Schaefer, says the workshop wi...
Feb 27, 2025
Several Names Added to the Jail Roster
(Undated) -- A handful of new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. On Wednesday, Levi Smothers was booked on two counts of Failure to Appear. Brian Bray was booked into the...
Feb 27, 2025
Interest in "Backyard Chickens" Increases
(Undated) -- Egg prices are predicted to increase by forty-one percent this year, according to a report released this week by the Agriculture Department. That has some looking to start harvesting thei...
Feb 27, 2025
Bell Stolen in Vincennes Sold for Scrap in Newton
(Vincennes, IN) -- A stolen church bell has landed an area man behind bars. Knox County Sheriff's Deputies arrested forty-two-year-old Travis Heath Tuesday. Court documents show that on February 6th, ...
Feb 27, 2025
Illinois Predator Poachers Tip Leads to Arrest of McIntosh on Child Porn Charges
(Undated) -- Additional information has been released about the Monday arrest of Jeffery McIntosh. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, they received a tip from the "Illinois Predator Poa...
Feb 26, 2025
Enterprise Zone Informational Meetings Set for March
(Undated) -- The Crawford County Community Involvement Committee will host a series of Enterprise Zone informational meetings. Organizers say this will be a great opportunity to learn more about the E...
Feb 26, 2025
LTC Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline is Saturday
(Undated) -- The application deadline for LTC Foundation Scholarships is fast approaching. That was LTC Coordinator of Marketing and Communications, Chris Forde. Forde says to apply for the Foundation...
Feb 26, 2025