Category Archives: News

Cross Street Market Wraps Up Saturday
(Robinson) - The Robinson Chamber of Commerce will host its final Cross Street Market for the season this Saturday. According to Robinson Chamber Executive Director, Lisa Schaefer, they have something...
Tony Collins Aug 24, 2023

Vincennes Man Arrested for DUI While Driving a Power Wheels Jeep
(Vincennes, IN) - A Vincennes man was arrested for DUI while operating a Power Wheels Jeep. According to the Indiana State Police at around 9 pm last night fifty-one-year-old John McKee was observed b...
Tony Collins Aug 24, 2023

Effingham Man Sentenced on Federal Meth Charges
(Effingham, IL) - An Effingham man has been sentenced to more than fifteen years on methamphetamine charges. A U.S. District judge sentenced thirty-seven-year-old Tyler Schumacher of Altamont to 188 m...
Tony Collins Aug 24, 2023

Heatwave Continues Statewide
(Undated) -- Temps continue to climb throughout Illinois. The National Weather Service says highs today could reach the upper 90s, with heat index values as high as 115. There is an Excessive Heat War...
Tony Collins Aug 23, 2023

CMH Touts ACHC Accreditation
(Undated) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital has announced it has achieved accreditation through Accreditation Commission for Health Care or ACHC. CMH CEO, Doug Florkowski, says this award reflects the ded...
Tony Collins Aug 23, 2023

Real Estate and Mobile Home Taxes Due
(Undated) - Crawford County Treasurer, Rikki Callaway, is reminding county residents the final installment of Real Estate taxes will be due soon. Tax bills were mailed out on June 14th and the final i...
Tony Collins Aug 23, 2023

Palestine DPW to Pause Yard Debris Pick Up
(Palestine) - Palestine residents have until Thursday to have yard debris picked up. According to the Village of Palestine, the Palestine Department of Public Works will be pausing brush or yard debri...
Tony Collins Aug 23, 2023

Palestine Labor Day Festival Just Around the Corner
(Undated) - The countdown is underway to the next big event in Crawford County. The annual Labor Day festival in Palestine is a little more than a week away. Rodeo events get underway on Friday, Septe...
Tony Collins Aug 23, 2023

Excessive Heat Warning Continues
(Undated) - An "Excessive Heat Warning" remains in effect across a large part of Illinois and Indiana. According to the National Weather Service, heat index values of 105 to 115 will continue until ar...
Tony Collins Aug 22, 2023

Prairie View Dominates Tonight's City Council Meeting
(Robinson) - The Prairie View Estates Subdivision appears to be the main topic of tonight's Robinson City Council meeting. On the agenda in "New Business," they are set to approve the final plat, a pu...
Tony Collins Aug 22, 2023