Category Archives: Local News
IRS Says Don't be Fooled by Scammers
(Undated) -- It's "tax season" and the IRS is again warning the public to look out for scammers trying to steal your refund and identity. Luis Garcia from the IRS advises ignoring any emails and texts...
Mar 26, 2025
Robinson City Council Meets Tonight
(Robinson) -- The Robinson City Council meets tonight, and several items are on the agenda. In "Old Business," they are set to vote on an ordinance to amend "Chapter 13" of the Robinson City Code to a...
Mar 25, 2025
Solicitors Will be in Oblong This Week
(Oblong) -- Oblong residents are being advised about door-to-door solicitors. Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, says Oblong Police Chief, Colton Williamson, has approved one solicitor license. She says tw...
Mar 25, 2025
Lincoln Trail College President, Tona Ambrose, to Receive "Paragon Award for New Presidents"
(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College President, Tona Ambrose, has been named a recipient of the Phi Theta Kappa "Paragon Award for New Presidents." This national honor recognizes college leaders who dem...
Mar 25, 2025
Switch to "Summer Gas" Driving Prices Higher
(Undated) -- The switch to "summer gas" has pushed fuel prices higher. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, for the first time in over a month, the national average price...
Mar 25, 2025
Experts Highlight Importance of Prostate Cancer Screening
(Undated) -- Health officials are stressing the importance of prostate cancer screening, especially those over fifty or with a family history of prostate cancer. According to a new study, those who av...
Mar 25, 2025
Ameren Touting "Public Schools Carbon-Free" Program
(Undated) -- Ameren Illinois is touting a new program that could save statewide schools money on their electric bills. The utility says the program, "Public Schools Carbon-Free," works to eliminate ex...
Mar 25, 2025
History Comes Alive at the Fife Opera House Saturday
(Palestine) -- History will come alive in Palestine this weekend when "Abraham Lincoln" takes the Fife Opera House stage. That was Mary Jo Billingsly. She says the Crawford County Historical Society a...
Mar 24, 2025 Randy Duncan, an Abraham Lincoln impersonator poses for a portrait outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Monday, Sept. 10, on 2018, in Springfield, Il.
Three Names Added to Jail Roster Over the Weekend
(Undated) -- Three names were added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail over the weekend. According to jail records, on Saturday Destiny Gannon was booked into the county jail on a Domestic Batt...
Mar 24, 2025
Oblong Announces Easter Egg Hunt
(Oblong) -- The Village of Oblong has announced its annual Easter Egg Hunt. According to Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, the hunt will be held on Sunday, April 13th beginning at 1 p.m. at the Fair Groun...
Mar 24, 2025