Category Archives: Local News
Elks Children's Care Corporation Clinic Set for March
(Robinson) - The Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation will be in Robinson next month for a free assessment clinic. They will be working in conjunction with the Robinson Elks 1188 Lodge. The clini...
Feb 11, 2026
Robinson City Council Meets Tonight
(Robinson) -- The Robinson City Council has a relatively light agenda for tonight's meeting. In "New Business," they are set review an ordinance to establish a uniform vacation scheduling policy for o...
Feb 10, 2026
Robinson Man Arrested in Gibson County on Marijuana Charges
(Gibson County, IN) -- A Robinson man was recently booked into the Gibson County Detention Center. According to Gibson County Sheriff, Bruce Vanoven, on Friday, Deputy, Wyatt Hunt, conducted a traffic...
Feb 10, 2026
Gas Prices Surge as West Coast Switches to "Summer Gas"
(Undated) -- The national average price of gasoline edged slightly higher last week. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, nine of the ten largest weekly price movements w...
Feb 10, 2026
BBB Issues "Romance Scam" Warning Ahead of Valentines Day
(Undated) -- Valentine's Day is Saturday and the BBB is issuing its annual "Romance Scam" warning. Better Business Bureau Investigator, Don O'Brien, says "romance scams" differ slightly from other "ca...
Feb 10, 2026
Red Cross Issues Warning of "Severe Blood Shortage"
(Undated) -- The American Red Cross says it is experiencing a "severe blood shortage." They say recent inclement weather has decreased the amount of blood donations that are collected. They say last m...
Feb 10, 2026 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
Saturday Highway 1 Fire a Total Loss
(Undated) -- LaMotte firefighters were called out to a report of a travel trailer fire at 14019 North State Highway 1, Robinson, Saturday morning. According to the LaMotte Fire Department, the call wa...
Feb 09, 2026
Local Fire Officials Issues Home Heating Warning
(Undated) -- Local fire officials are reminding the public to exercise caution when heating their homes. LaMotte Fire Officials say this winter has been particularly hard on the community, with a high...
Feb 09, 2026
Sheriff Celebrating the "Closing of Another Drug House"
(Undated) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Department is celebrating the "closing of another drug house." According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, last Thursday at approximately 6:10 p.m., De...
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Three New Names Added to Jail Roster
(Undated) -- Three new names were recently added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. On Friday, Amanda Walker was booked into jail on charges of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Un...
Feb 09, 2026