Category Archives: Local News

Struggling Farm Families are Being Reminded About Farm Rescue
(Undated) - Farm families struggling in Illinois are being reminded to look toward "Farm Rescue." Farm Rescue's mission is to help farmers and ranchers who have experienced a major illness, injury, or...
Tony Collins Dec 17, 2024

Robinson Unit 2 Board Meets Tonight
(Robinson) - The Robinson Unit 2 Board meets this evening for its regular monthly meeting. On the agenda in "Old Business," the board will update "press" policies, approve the 2025-2026 RHS Course Han...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

Unit 1 Board Has Light Agenda
(Hutsonville) - The Hutsonville Unit 1 Board meets this evening. On the agenda in "New Business," the board will set graduation dates. Before the regular meeting, the board will hold a "Truth in Taxat...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

Palestine Chamber Makes Donation to CMH Foundation
(Palestine) - The Palestine Chamber of Commerce recently donated to the Crawford Memorial Hospital Foundation. According to CMH Foundation Representative, Sheri Stodghill, the chamber donated thirty-t...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

Volunteers Help Place Wreaths at Robinson New Cemetery
(Robinson) - The Robinson New Cemetery is now decorated for the holiday. Saturday was the annual nationwide "Wreaths Across America" ceremony. Locally, volunteers helped Empowering Women of Crawford C...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

National Average for Gas Falls Back Below $3
(Undated) - The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has once again slipped below the three-dollar mark. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average has fa...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

BBB Issues "Gift Exchange" Scam Warning
(Undated) - The Better Business Bureau is highlighting something called a "gift exchange" scam. BBB Investigator, Don O'Brien, says this popular social media scam sometimes revolves around exchanging ...
Tony Collins Dec 16, 2024

Don't Expect a White Christmas
(Undated) - It's that time of year again, time to look at the chances of a "White Christmas." According to Freese-Notis Weather Meteorologist, Paul Otto, the chances of snow on Christmas in central an...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2024

Empowering Women of Crawford County Set to Place More than 400 Wreaths Tomorrow
(Undated) - Empowering Women of Crawford County will be placing wreaths tomorrow in the Robinson New Cemetery. Empowering Women of Crawford County's, Debbi Boldrey-Lowrance says they will be placing w...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2024

Gas Prices Move Back Above $3
(Undated) - The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has moved back above three dollars. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.03 a gallon, six...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2024