Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- While respiratory illness season storms on, one virus continues to be the unfortunate leader of them all. According to medical experts around the state, "the flu" is dominating the other ...

(Undated) -- Reigning Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, Johnna Fulcher, will give up her crown this weekend. The Henry County native says she enjoyed traveling the county fair circuit last summer. Acco...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has ticked higher over the last week. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the current national average is $2.84 pe...

(Undated) - The current blast of winter weather brings a reminder to stay safe when heating your home. According to the National Fire Protection Association, half of home heating equipment fires are r...

(Undated) -- Winter weather has returned to Illinois, and it appears it's going to stick around. Freese-Notis Weather Meteorologist, Paul Otto, said we are in for a stretch of cold air, "measurable sn...

(Undated) -- The sale of the Eagle Theater was made official yesterday. According to Crawford County Development Association Executive Director, Resa Shaner, the Circuit Court of Crawford County confi...

(Undated) -- The Crawford County Board meets tonight. In "New Business," they are set to discuss and possibly approve a resolution adopting a "GATA DE MINIMIS" and Grant Administration Policy and appr...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 Board meets this evening. In "Old Business," they will hear an Academic Foundation Report and discuss and approve the amended 2025-2026 Calendar. In "New Business," they ...

(Undated) -- The Better Business Bureau is offering some tips to stay safe in 2026. According to Don O'Brien, a scam investigator at the BBB, fraudsters are continuing to increase the sophistication o...

(Undated) -- Falling temperatures and snow flurries are in the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, scattered showers with isolated snow are forecast through the morning, before changi...