Category Archives: News

(Undated) - The Crawford Memorial Hospital Foundation will be hosting "Margaritas and Masterpieces" in March. You are invited to get your tickets now for this fun evening of Mexican food and painting....

(Undated) - The Primary Election is next month but you can cast your ballot beginning this week. Crawford County Clerk, Beckie Staley, is reminding the public that her office will be open for early vo...

(Palestine) - A "legacy" brand in Crawford County will soon be once again open to the public. In September of 2023, new owners of the J.D. Mullin Company, Penny and David Shaw, temporarily ceased oper...

(Undated) - Gas prices slipped lower over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average has fallen two cents from Friday to $3.12 a gallon. Here in Illinois,...

(Undated) -- February is "Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month," and Lincoln Trail College will be celebrating. CTE programs often differentiate themselves from others by providing a more hands-...

(Undated) - Broadband internet or the lack thereof continues to be a struggle for many rural areas of Illinois. Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs, Bill Bodine, says they...

(Robinson) - The 2nd Annual Daffodil Festival is set for April 13th and vendor registration forms are now available. According to Robinson Chamber Executive Director, Lisa Schaefer, vendor forms can b...

(Undated) - If you haven't heard, there is an eclipse coming. Seven years after the 2017 total eclipse delighted viewers in the Midwest, another total solar eclipse will be visible on the afternoon of...

(Undated) - Gas prices remain in a state of flux. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.14 a gallon, six cents higher than Monday. Here in Illinois, the sta...

(Undated) - The old adage is "If you don't like the weather in Illinois, wait." January weather was turbulent and brought us just about every type of storm system possible. According to Ed Shimon at t...