Category Archives: Local News

(Robinson) -- The City of Robinson has taken the next steps in "modernizing the Robinson Police Department." City officials announced on Friday the purchase of the former MTI building on the northeast...

(Undated) -- Crawford County Deputies arrested two on Friday following a traffic stop. According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, Heather Kendall, of Plainfield, IN, was taken into custody...

(Undated) -- A Search Warrant led to the weekend arrest of a Palestine woman. According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, at around 10:35 a.m. Saturday, deputies served the warrant at a res...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Unit 2 Board meets this afternoon. In "New Business," the Unit 2 Board is set to approve the Leo V. Meadows Scholarship recipients formally, Emma Chan and Josiah Hatfield. T...

(Hutsonville) -- The Hutsonville Unit 1 Board meets tonight. On the agenda, the board will approve an athletic training service agreement with Crawford Memorial Hospital. In "New Business," the Unit 1...

(Undated) -- Gas prices slipped slightly lower over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $4.45, nine cents lower than Friday. Here in the "Land o...

(Undated) -- "Several chances for thunderstorms" are expected through the middle of next week. According to this morning's "Hazardous Weather Outlook" from the National Weather Service, some of these ...

(Undated) -- The rest of May looks to bring "above normal" rainfall. Freese-Notis Weather Meteorologist, Paul Otto, says the forecast for the rest of the month looks wet. Otto says, despite recent rai...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across Illinois for the 2026 "Click It or Ticket" campaign running today through the Memorial Day travel period. RPD Ch...

(Undated) -- Two new names were added to the Crawford County Jail roster yesterday. According to jail records, Joshua Morris was taken into custody on an active Warrant. Tatianna Taylor was booked int...