Category Archives: Local News
Red Cross Encourages Blood Donations During the Holidays
(Undated) - The American Red Cross is again asking everyone to make blood donations part of their holiday tradition. According to the Red Cross, type O-negative blood donors and platelet donors are es...
Dec 10, 2025 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
Winter Weather Rule Now in Effect Statewide
(Undaterd) -- Illinois' winter weather rule is in effect. Through March 31st, utilities are banned from disconnecting eligible customers who use electric or gas as their primary source of home heating...
Dec 10, 2025
Robinson City Council Meets Tonight
(Robinson) -- The Robinson City Council meets this evening. Under "Old Business," they will review a resolution approving a memorandum of agreement between the City of Robinson, Reach Strategies, and ...
Dec 09, 2025
Hutsonville Village Board Meets Today
(Hutsonville) -- The Hutsonville Village Board has a light agenda for its meeting this afternoon. They are set to hear from the Hutsonville Lighting Committee regarding the "Christmas on the River" fe...
Dec 09, 2025
United Way of Crawford County Names New Community Outreach Manager
(Undated) -- The United Way of Crawford County has announced a new Community Outreach Manager. According to United Way of Knox and Crawford County Executive Director, Scott Charleston, Brady Clampet w...
Dec 09, 2025
Gas Prices Reach "Multi-year Low" Heading Into Christmas
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded remains below the three-dollar mark. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says gas prices continued to decline in mo...
Dec 09, 2025
Grief Can be Hardest During the Holidays
(Undated) - The holiday season can be a wonderful time of year unless you are dealing with loss. Experts say the grieving process varies from person to person. The website grief.com suggests ways to c...
Dec 09, 2025
Handful of New Names Added to Jail Roster
(Undated) -- A handful of new names have recently been added to the roster of the Crawford County jail. According to jail records, on December 3rd, Page Childress was booked into jail on two counts of...
Dec 08, 2025
Gas Prices Continue to Fall
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fell eight cents over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the current national average is $2.90 a gal...
Dec 08, 2025
LTC and CMH Continue to Take Health and Wellness Coach Program Applications
(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College and Crawford Memorial Hospital continue to accept applications for the "2026 Health and Wellness Coach" program. According to Program Director of Marketing and Commu...
Dec 08, 2025