Category Archives: News

Tourism Up Across Illinois
(Undated) - Hotels statewide are reporting a banner fiscal year. State data shows one-hundred-eleven million people visited the state in 2022, a year-over-year increase of fourteen percent. Department...
Tony Collins Jul 12, 2023

Crawford County Included in USDA Disaster Designations
(Undated) - The recovery from the March 31st tornado continues and the county just got another tool. USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack, has issued four separate disaster declarations for the state of Illino...
Tony Collins Jul 11, 2023

Robinson City Council has a Light Agenda
(Robinson) - The Robinson City Council has a light agenda for tonight's meeting. In "New Business," they will look at an ordinance to vacate a street in H.E. Otey's second addition to the City of Robi...
Tony Collins Jul 11, 2023

Hutsonville Village Board Meets Today
(Hutsonville) - The Hutsonville Village Board has a handful of routine items on the agenda for their meeting this afternoon. They are set to get an update on the Waste Water Treatment Facility project...
Tony Collins Jul 11, 2023

Cannabis Conversation Continues in Palestine
(Palestine) - The discussion of a cannabis dispensary in Palestine appears to be far from over. During the June Village Board meeting a dispensary was approved. However, due to a technicality, that vo...
Tony Collins Jul 11, 2023

Gas Prices Continue to See Little Change
(Undated) - Gas prices have struggled to find much momentum in either direction following the July 4th weekend. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says he doesn't see much chance of...
Tony Collins Jul 11, 2023

TOC Direct Media Founder, Mark Lange, Passes Away
(Vincennes, IN) - The founder of TOC Direct Media, the parent company of WTAY/WTYE, Mark Lange, passed away yesterday at his home in Vincennes. Lange founded "The Original Company" and launched WZDM i...
Tony Collins Jul 10, 2023

Gas Prices Remain Largely Unchanged
(Undated) - Gas prices remained largely unchanged over the weekend. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average is unchanged from Friday at $3.51 a gallon. Here in Illinois, the statewide average ...
Tony Collins Jul 10, 2023

Heat or Ice for Pain Relief a
(Undated) - Summer activities can mean minor aches and pains, but when should you use cold and when should you use heat to find relief? According to CMH Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner, Jill Cucinella, ...
Tony Collins Jul 10, 2023

IDNR Says Follow Parking Signs
(Undated) -- The busy summer recreation season has kicked into high gear and the IDNR is reminding everyone to follow parking signs. That was IDNR Police Captain, John Williamson. He also says with dr...
Tony Collins Jul 10, 2023