Category Archives: News

(Robinson) -- Owen Schmit and Marisa Zane were recently selected as the 2023-2024 recipients of the Merle E. Crosby Award. To be eligible to receive the two-thousand dollar grant, students must be a S...

(Undated) - Crawford and Jasper County Girl Scouts are teaming up for a pair of "ABC of Girl Scouts" registration events. Girls entering K-5 as well as parents interested in being volunteers are invit...

(Undated) - Gas prices are climbing and are expected to go higher. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.70 a gallon, up four cents from a week ago. Here in Illinois, the statewide ave...

(Oblong) - A lot of us are doing "spring cleaning" and that includes yard waste. Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, is reminding Village residents the Oblong Public Works Department will pick up your yard ...

(Undated) - Crawford Memorial Hospital is reminding parents of athletes, that now is the time to begin the athletic physical process for the 2024-2025 sports seasons. According to CMH, each athlete mu...

(Undated) - The Crawford County Health Department once again has "several doses" of the 23-24 COVID-19 vaccine. The CCHD says those sixty-five and older who received one dose of any updated COVID-19 v...

Undated) - Crawford County 100 Women Who Care will meet tonight. Organization representative, Barb Shimer, says the agencies to present during tonight's meeting are the 3 Birds Playhouse, Crawford Cou...

(Undated) - State, county, and local authorities are reminding motorists it is "spring planting" time. Farmers are getting into the fields and that means an increase in farm equipment on area roads. M...

(Undated) - The "Flood Warning" for the Wabash River continues. According to the National Weather Service, the warning will remain in effect through the 24th. They say the Wabash River at Hutsonville ...

(Oblong) - The Crawford County 4-H and Extension is the latest recipient of a donation from 54 Oblong. According to 54 Oblong Representative, Dave Hasty, the five-thousand-dollar Spring 2024 Grant awa...