Category Archives: Local News

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Unit 2 Board will hold a Finance and Facilities Committee meeting this afternoon. During the meeting, information will be presented regarding strategies for a successful "Co...

(Palestine) -- The Palestine Village Board meets this afternoon. On the agenda in "New Business" is the presentation of the Audit Report and discussion and approval of the Audit Report. In other busin...

(Undated) -- If you are thinking about a career in nursing, LTC will be offering a series of informational meetings. That was Program Director of Marketing and Communications Illinois Eastern Communit...

(Undated) -- The American Red Cross is facing a growing risk of a blood shortage following the holiday season. According to the Red Cross, they are distributing blood products faster than they are com...

(Undated) -- We could be in line for some wet and stormy weather. According to the latest "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, a storm system will bring "widespread rain" on ...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Village Board meets this afternoon. On the agenda, they are set to hear from Nick Hintersher from Floyd's Place regarding Super Bowl hours and Mark Kilburn on behalf of Crawford...

(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College has announced auditions for the main stage production of the Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit "Newsies." That was Program Director of Marketing and Commu...

(Undated) -- The Crawford County Health Department will be hosting a Food Manager Certification class later this month. The cost of the class is $125, and organizers say space is limited. Those intere...

(Undated) -- Several new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail this week. According to jail records, on Monday, Scott Baud was booked into jail on a charge of Theft Under $50...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' unemployment rate remains steady. The state Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate in November was unchanged at four point four percent. Non-far...