Category Archives: Local News

Slow Moving Front Forecast to Bring Needed Rain
(Undated) -- DTN Ag Meteorologist, John Baranick, is calling the current weather "a second burst of summer." He says since the front is moving so slowly, we should have multiple days with shower chanc...
Tony Collins Sep 18, 2025

Get Registered for the "Coach Cork Fun Run"
(Robinson) -- Robinson High School will host the "Coach Cork Fun Run" next month. RHS Athletic Director, Tara Apple, says the fun run will take place after the Cork Classic Cross Country Invitational ...
Tony Collins Sep 18, 2025

CCHD Reminding Public to Get Flu and RSV Vaccinations
(Undated) - The Crawford County Health Department has announced flu shot clinics for both adults and children. CCHD Public Health Administrator, Mikayla Maynard, says they have a number of opportuniti...
Tony Collins Sep 18, 2025

Republic "Fall Clean-up" in Oblong Set for Next Week
(Oblong) -- The Village of Oblong is reminding residents that "Fall Cleanup" continues next week. Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, says on Tuesday, September 23rd, Republic Services will hold its Fall Cl...
Tony Collins Sep 18, 2025 null

Switch to "Winter Gas" Continues
(Undated) - The fall in gas prices is forecast to continue as refineries switch to "winter gas." What is winter gas? According to GasBuddy.com, in the warmer months, gasoline has a greater chance of e...
Tony Collins Sep 18, 2025

Connecting the Cornerstone Hosting Scavenger Hunt Saturday
(Undated) -- The new not-for-profit "Connecting the Cornerstone" is putting the finishing touches on this weekend's scavenger hunt. That was Connecting the Cornerstone founder and event organizer, Ang...
Tony Collins Sep 17, 2025

Oblong Chamber Continues to Look for Fall Follies Help
(Oblong) -- The Oblong Fall Follies is coming up next month and the Oblong Chamber continues to look for help. According to Chamber President, Angie Catt, they are seeking groups of family members, cl...
Tony Collins Sep 17, 2025

NerdCon is Set for Saturday
(Robinson) -- Independent filmmakers, comic book artists, and purveyors of all things "nerdy" will take over the Robinson Civic Center this Saturday. NerdCon is back with more than thirty vendor booth...
Tony Collins Sep 17, 2025

CCHD Reminds the Public About its Sharps Program
(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 C...
Tony Collins Sep 17, 2025

Check Out Red Cross "Rapid Pass"
(Undated) -- Your next chance to "Give the Gift of Life" in Crawford County is coming up next week. However, now would be the perfect time to visit redcrossblood.org and sign up for "Rapid Pass." "Rap...
Tony Collins Sep 17, 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