Category Archives: News
Village Market in Oblong Set to Close
(Oblong) - Oblong residents will soon have one less place to buy groceries. The owners of the Village Market have announced that the store will be closing its doors for good at the end of the year. Ac...
Nov 09, 2023
Investigation Continues into Tuesday Fire
(Robinson) - The investigation into a Tuesday morning North Jackson fire continues. According to authorities, Robinson firefighters were called to the residence at 201 North Jackson, shortly after 6 a...
Nov 09, 2023
Pulliam Funeral Home Honoring Veterans
(Oblong) - The Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong and the Oblong American Legion will begin the work of putting out crosses on the Funeral Home Lawn today. The crosses are a part of the funeral home's ann...
Nov 09, 2023
CMH and LTC Teaming Up for "Health Career Expo"
(Undated) - If you have ever thought about a career in healthcare, CMH and LTC invite you to today's "Health Career Expo." CMH Director of Marketing, Becky Ruppel, says this event will serve as the pe...
Nov 08, 2023
Scouts will be Distributing "Scouting for Food" Bags Saturday
(Oblong) - Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, is reminding Village residents that the Oblong Cub Scouts Pack 324 will be dropping off bags this Saturday for their "Scouting for Food" Program. Fielder says ...
Nov 08, 2023
IECC Schools Rank Among the Top in the Nation and State
(Undated) -- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges recently received high marks from the education research website Intelligent.com. According to Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Director of Marketin...
Nov 08, 2023
FOP Now Accepting Shop With a Cop Applications
(Undated) -- The Crawford County FOP has announced that "Shop with a Cop" applications are now available. Applications can be picked up at the front office at the Robinson Police Department between 8 ...
Nov 08, 2023
BBB Warns Against "Pop-Up Shops"
(Undated) - The Better Business Bureau is issuing its first warning of the holiday shopping season. The BBB says imposters and scammers want to take advantage of shoppers dealing with high inflation a...
Nov 08, 2023
Gas Prices Drop for Seventh Straight Week
(Undated) - The drop in gas prices continues nationwide. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, for the seventh straight week, we've seen the national average price of gaso...
Nov 07, 2023
Investigation Continues into Domestic Dispute
(Palestine) - Crawford County Deputies arrested a Robinson woman Friday following an investigation into a domestic dispute in Palestine. According to the Sheriff's Department, deputies along with Unit...
Nov 07, 2023