Category Archives: Local News

(Robinson) - The City of Robinson is reminding residents that "fall clean up" continues. The City of Robinson's "Yard Waste Fall Clean Up" continues through Friday. Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, says i...

(Undated) - Trick or Treat at the Trail is set for tomorrow night at Lincoln Trail College. LTC Coordinator of Marketing and Public Information, Chris Forde, says they are excited to move the annual e...

(Undated) - You don't have to wait until your baby is born to sign up for W.I.C. According to the Crawford County Health Department, expectant moms can enroll as soon as they know you're pregnant. The...

(Robinson) - The Robinson City Council meets tonight and they have a handful of items on the agenda. In "New Business," they are set to hear a TIF presentation from Hawthorne World, review an ordinanc...

(Robinson) - An ongoing construction project in Robinson is nearing completion. According to Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, the Lincoln Street Bridge project is likely to wrap up in the next couple of w...

(Robinson) - The City of Robinson is continuing its "downtown beautification." Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, says the first of the new projects will be adding decorative lights around the tops of the d...

(Oblong) - Paws for Prevention will be hosting its 2nd annual "Howl-o-ween Dog Show." Organizers say there will be four medals presented in this year's show including medals for "Magical Monstrous Mut...

(Undated) - The downward trend in gas prices has resumed as oil prices have begun to cool off. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says the "median" U.S. price for gasoline has slipp...

(Undated) - Crawford County authorities are issuing a warning about scams. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, due to the "overwhelming amount" of telephone scam calls residents have rec...

(Robinson) - The Robinson Unit 2 School Board meets tonight. On the agenda in "New Business," they will look at updating the Risk Management Plan, a possible increase in the substitute nurse pay, payi...