Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) - The kids are back in school and authorities statewide are reminding drivers the start of the school year means an increase in pedestrian and vehicle traffic around schools. They say as dri...

(Undated) -- A Crawford County woman was sentenced to time in the IDOC during a Monday court appearance. According to Crawford County State's Attorney, Cole Shaner, Deborah Hampsten was sentenced to f...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department is reporting a handful of recent arrests. According to Robinson Police Chief, Eric Schmidt, on Saturday, officers arrested Paul Cohan Jr of Oblong for DUI ...

(Undated) -- Crawford County Treasurer, Rikki Callaway, is reminding property owners that the second installment of 2024 Real Estate taxes, payable in 2025, will be due next week. Callaway states that...

(Undated) - The CCHD wants to help make sure your child's car seat is installed correctly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, four out of five car seats are installed inc...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is down slightly from a week ago. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.15 a gallon, down...

(Undated) - The countdown is underway to the next big event in Crawford County. The annual Labor Day festival in Palestine is just a week away. Events get underway a week from today with the first nig...

(Undated) -- Fall will officially be here on September 1st, but "fall-like weather" is expected sooner than that. Meteorological Fall runs from September 1st to November 30th.

(Robinson) -- A Tuesday residential fire remains under investigation. Robinson Fire Chief, Riley Pearce, reported that the Robinson Fire Protection District was dispatched to a garage fire at the 1500...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 School Board meets tonight. In "Old Business," the board will hear reports from committees and the Academic Foundation. In "New Business," they are set to approve the ten...