Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- Three new names have been recently added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, on Sunday, Jessy Schernekau was booked into the Crawford County Jail on char...

(Undated) -- While the current forecast is calling for a chance of rain this weekend, a burn ban remains in effect. Crawford County authorities remind the public that a countywide burn ban continues u...

(Undated) -- The nation's average price of gasoline has fallen over the last week. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, while gas prices fell in more states than they ros...

(Robinson) -- The application deadline for the 2025-2026 "Community Health Coaching Program" is coming up. According to Lincoln Trail College President and Vice Chancellor of Institutional Outreach, T...

(Undated) -- The Fall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. Agriculture is the leading industry in Illinois, and farmers across th...

(Undated) - Fall officially begins next week. According to the National Weather Service, the "Fall Equinox" arrives Monday. They say the word "equinox" comes from the Latin term meaning "equal night"....

(Undated) -- The second distribution of tax money will be available later this week. Crawford County Treasurer, Rikki Callaway, says taxing bodies enrolled in the "ACH payment" will see the deposit in...

(Robinson) -- Lincoln Trail College recently received a one-hundred-thousand-dollar grant from Marathon to support the construction of LTC's new Technology Center. LTC President, Tona Ambrose, says th...

(Undated) -- Crawford County Deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident on Saturday. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, at around 2:50 p.m., deputies responded to the accident at Coun...

(Undated) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is offering tips on when and where to seek medical help. They say every so often, especially when school starts and allergy season ramps up, they share a handy ...