Category Archives: Local News

Rain and Windy Weather Remain in the Forecast
(Undated) - A chance of rain remains in the forecast for the next couple of days. According to this morning's "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, occasional showers and thun...
Tony Collins Nov 04, 2024

Tomorrow is Election Day
(Undated) - Election Day is tomorrow and while the Presidential Election has garnered the most attention, there are a few local items on the ballot. While most of the local races including those for S...
Tony Collins Nov 04, 2024

F.O.P Now Accepting "Shop With a Cop" Applications
(Undated) -- The Norman T. Richards Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 122 will begin accepting "Shop With a Cop" applications today. The F.O.P says forms can be picked up at the Robinson Police Depart...
Tony Collins Nov 04, 2024

Intelligent.com Ranks LTC in the Top 50 Community Colleges in the Country
(Undated) - Lincoln Trail College has once again been recognized as one of the top community colleges in the country. Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for program rankings and higher education plan...
Tony Collins Nov 04, 2024

Gas Prices Fell Over the Weekend
(Undated) - Gas prices fell over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average fell four cents over the weekend to $3.07 a gallon. Here in Illinois, the stat...
Tony Collins Nov 04, 2024

Marching Maroons Holiday Market is Saturday
(Robinson) - The Marching Maroons Holiday Market is coming up tomorrow. Jessica Cheesman, one of the event organizers says they have around sixty vendors signed up for tomorrow's event. There is a $5 ...
Tony Collins Nov 01, 2024

National Average Ticks Higher from Monday
(Undated) - Gas prices have ticked higher from Monday. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.11 a gallon, up three cents from Monday. Here in Illinois, the ...
Tony Collins Nov 01, 2024

Red Cross is Hosting Several Crawford County Blood Drives
(Undated) -- The American Red Cross continues to face one of its worst blood shortages in decades. They say blood and platelet donations for all blood types are needed. There will be several chances t...
Tony Collins Nov 01, 2024 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

Time to Put Together Your Winter Driving Kit
(Undated) - It's that time of year again, time to prepare for winter travel. Authorities say now is the perfect time to put together your "Winter Driving Survival Kit." According to the National Weath...
Tony Collins Nov 01, 2024

Showers Forecast to End in Time for Trick or Treating
(Undated) - The weather forecast for today is calling for a continued chance of rain. The possible wet weather shouldn't affect Trick or Treating this evening. According to the National Weather Servic...
Tony Collins Oct 31, 2024