Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- The American Red Cross says it is experiencing a "severe blood shortage." They say several things contribute to that deterioration. Recent inclement weather has decreased the amount of bl...

(Undated) -- The National Weather Service is warning against "elevated conditions for wildfire growth and spread today." They say strong gusty southwest winds are expected to develop later today, with...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson City Council meets this evening. On the agenda in "New Business," they will review a resolution for maintenance of streets by the municipality under the Illinois Highway Cod...

(Undated) - The Crawford County Health Department is encouraging the community to take advantage of its "Residential Sharps Collection Program." According to CCHD officials, the "Residential Sharps Co...

(Undated) -- Average gasoline prices continue to drift higher as crude oil trades near its highest level since last summer. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, the incre...

(Undated) -- In these challenging financial times, "off-farm" income is getting more attention. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, Danny Munch, says the data clearly shows that more farmers ar...

(Undated) -- Last week's tornado that hit parts of Crawford County has been categorized as an EF-1. According to National Weather Service investigators, the tornado touched down about three miles sout...

(Undated) - Local FFA chapters will be joining chapters nationwide in celebrating National FFA Week. As the nation's top school-based youth leadership development organization, FFA helps young people ...

(Undated) -- Two new names were added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail over the weekend. According to jail records on Friday, Joseph Patterson was booked into jail on a charge of Driving Whil...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fell over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $2.89, a six-cent drop from Fri...