Category Archives: News

(Undated) - The recent uptick in COVID cases has prompted the federal government to make free COVID test kits available. As in the past, each household can order up to four tests. Health officials say...

Make sure your child's car-seat is installed correctly during a Car Seat Safety Check this Saturday. The Crawford County Health Department, Crawford Memorial Hospital, the Robinson Fire Department, an...

A man is accused of having an air rifle near a school in Effingham. Authorities say Effingham Police received a report yesterday about a man armed with a rifle near the intersection of National Avenue...

The state of Illinois is honoring fallen Marine Captain Eleanor LeBeau Cooke. All flags in the state will fly at half-staff until tomorrow. The Belleville native died after the Marine Osprey she was p...

The Oblong Publc Schools will hold their monthly session this evening. Events get under way at 5:50 PM with a budget hearing and the regular meeting at 6 in the Oblong Room at Oblong Elementary. Below...

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, September 19th at Olney Central College, Olney, Illinois. The Board approved the 2024 Fiscal Year Bu...

God of Carnage is coming to the Zwermann Arts Center in October and November and the cast has been announced for the local production of the show. Lincoln Jake Wright will play Alex Raleigh while Grae...

A Lawrence County Woman is behind bars after being arrested by authorities. 42-year-old Michelle Lyn Crouse is being held at the Lawrence County Jail on count of possession of meth.

Property tax bills in Crawford County were due at the end of August. According to Rikki Callaway, friendly reminders have been sent thru the mail and will be arriving soon for those who have not paid ...

Harvest season is here and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office is reminding motorists in the area to be on the lookout for increasing farm traffic on the roadways. The sheriff's department offers the...