Category Archives: Local News

Several Illinois Counties Paying Below $3 a Gallon for Gas
(Undated) -- The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded continues to fall. Several counties are paying averages of less than three dollars a gallon. According to GasBuddy.com, Effingham Co...
Tony Collins Oct 13, 2025

Add a Car Seat Safety Check to Your Halloween Checklist
(Undated) -- The Crawford County Health Department is reminding parents to check their child's car seat. They say, as you go through your Halloween safety checklist, add a car seat safety check. Accor...
Tony Collins Oct 13, 2025

Fall Weather Forecast for the Weekend
(Undated) -- The weekend weather forecast appears to be much more "fall-like" than last weekend. According to this morning's forecast from the National Weather Service, we can expect increasing clouds...
Tony Collins Oct 10, 2025

RPD Reports Handful of Recent Arrests
(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department is reporting a handful of recent arrests. RPD Chief, Eric Schmidt, says on Monday, Dustin Vonderheide of Robinson was arrested on a Richland County warrant...
Tony Collins Oct 10, 2025

Three New Names Added to Jail Roster
(Undated) -- A trio of new names have recently been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, on Wednesday, Elmer Waldrop was booked into jail on a charge of Grooming...
Tony Collins Oct 10, 2025

Gas Prices Continue to Slip Lower
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has fallen over the last week. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.07 a gallon, down ni...
Tony Collins Oct 10, 2025

Today is World Mental Health Day
(Undated) -- Today is World Mental Health Day, held every October 10th to raise awareness of mental health issues around the globe. This year is focused on "Access to Services: Mental Health in Catast...
Tony Collins Oct 10, 2025

CCSD Announces Termination of Ian Kasemeyer
(Undated) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Department has fired Deputy, Ian Kasemeyer,. In a statement released yesterday, the CCSD announced that Kasemeyer has been terminated following an "open inte...
Tony Collins Oct 09, 2025

CMH Welcomes New "ENT" Specialist
(Robinson) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital has announced the arrival of a new doctor to its Consulting Clinic. Dr. Walter Rooney is an ear, nose, and throat specialist with over 20 years of experience c...
Tony Collins Oct 09, 2025

Robinson Chamber Offering "Headshot Refresher"
(Undated) -- If you are looking to update your headshot, the Robinson Chamber has an upcoming event for you. Robinson Chamber Executive Director, Lisa Schaefer, invites those interested to join them f...
Tony Collins Oct 09, 2025