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(Palestine) – An Oblong man was arrested over the weekend by Palestine authorities. According to Palestine Police Chief, Jeff Besing, while assisting the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office

(Robinson) – The Robinson Unit 2 Board will meet this afternoon and they appear to have a routine agenda. In “New Business,” the board will present the Fiscal Year 2023 proposed budget and

(Palestine) – The Palestine Unit 3 Board has a light agenda for their meeting this evening. They are set to authorize the Superintendent to display the tentative budget. In other business, the

(Oblong) – The Oblong Unit 4 Board meets tonight ahead of the start of the new school year. On the agenda in “Old Business,” the board will discuss and approve substitute teachers, aides, bus

(Hutsonville) – The Hutsonville Unit 1 Board meets tonight and they have a handful of items on the agenda. In “Regular Business,” the board will adopt the “Re-opening Plan” for the coming

(Undated) – Classes start this week for students in the county and it appears as though schools will have fewer COVID restrictions. State officials announced last week that Illinois will be

(Undated) — After the latest deposit, the state’s “Rainy-Day Fund” now tops one billion dollars. According to Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza, that’s the most the fund has ever

(Undated) – A trio of Crawford County people was sentenced on unrelated meth charges during Monday court appearances. According to Crawford County State’s Attorney, Cole Shaner,

(Oblong) – An Oblong man was arrested earlier this week following a report of a domestic fight. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, following a brief investigation

(Undated) — The work week is ending with another drop in gas prices. According to GasBuddy.com, the current national average has fallen to $3.96 a gallon. That marks a sixteen-cent drop from