Top Stories
DOC finally takes more county inmates
Sometimes, the squeaky wheel really does get the grease. After months of trying to get the Illinois ...
Two new cases here
Two more Crawford County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Crawfo...
County OKs enterprise zone expansion
The Crawford County Board has approved extending the Robinson/Crawford Enterprise Zone to help a loc...
Palestine chamber presents awards
May 13, 2021The Palestine Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated their Annual Dinner Awards, minus the dinner.T...
Pritzker Urges Illinois to ‘Start Seeing Motorcycles’
May 12, 2021Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed May as Motorcycle Awareness Month in Illinois, joining the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and motorcycle safety advocates to remind all users of the road to Start Seeing Motorcycles.
Three-quarters of corn planting finished
Farmers here and across the state continue planting corn and soybeans.According to the U.S. Departme...
Two new cases here
Two more Crawford County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Crawfo...
Dollar General explores Hutsonville option
Crawford County could be getting another Dollar General store.Katie Ellison, a spokesperson for Doll...
It's all for the love of racing
Building on a passion from his middle school years, Michael Brown turned his hobby into a place other racers can enjoy.
Free concert tickets available
Tickets are still available for the Guthrie Brothers’ Simon and Garfunkel tribute concerts Thursday....
County board member Keller dies
Crawford County Board member Jim Keller has died after months of battling the effects of COVID-19.Ke...
Sports
Lady Maroons score a pair of wins
Wins continue to pile up for Robinson High School’s softball team, with the last couple coming in dramatic fashion.
Panthers split pair of games
Two games earlier this week both ended in shutouts, but Oblong High School’s baseball teams was able to come out on the right side of one of them.
Lady Tigers win two more, stay unbeaten
Not giving up runs is a good way to put yourself in position to win and Hutsonville-Palestine’s softball team executed that strategy to a T this week.
Tigers split games this week
Lopsided games continue to be the theme for Hutsonville-Palestine’s baseball team this season and the Tigers came out 1-1 in a pair of them earlier this week.
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LIFE
School immunizations offered
May 14, 2021The Crawford County Health Department is scheduling appointments for an upcoming “back to school” cl...
United Life Care plans open house
May 14, 2021United Life Care Ambulance will host an open house as part of National EMS Week Wednesday, May 19. T...
Palestine chamber presents awards
May 13, 2021The Palestine Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated their Annual Dinner Awards, minus the dinner.T...
West Union library book sale May 21-22
May 12, 2021The West Union District Library is having a used book sale.The sale is 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday...
Free concert tickets available
Tickets are still available for the Guthrie Brothers’ Simon and Garfunkel tribute concerts Thursday....
Local news
Women's health fair planned
Good Samaritan is offering a Women’s Wellness Fair this June.The event is Tuesday, June 8, at Highla...
DOC finally takes more county inmates
Sometimes, the squeaky wheel really does get the grease. After months of trying to get the Illinois ...
Two new cases here
Two more Crawford County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Crawfo...
County OKs enterprise zone expansion
The Crawford County Board has approved extending the Robinson/Crawford Enterprise Zone to help a loc...
Announcements
Women's health fair planned
May 14, 2021Good Samaritan is offering a Women’s Wellness Fair this June.The event is Tuesday, June 8, at Highla...
School immunizations offered
May 14, 2021The Crawford County Health Department is scheduling appointments for an upcoming “back to school” cl...
United Life Care plans open house
May 14, 2021United Life Care Ambulance will host an open house as part of National EMS Week Wednesday, May 19. T...
Local students graduate from SIUE
May 13, 2021Two Crawford County residents and four Lawrence County residents graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville earlier this month.
Schools
School immunizations offered
The Crawford County Health Department is scheduling appointments for an upcoming “back to school” cl...
Free concert tickets available
Tickets are still available for the Guthrie Brothers’ Simon and Garfunkel tribute concerts Thursday....
Marathon honored with safety award
The Robinson refinery has earned another major award.American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers h...
Quick named 'superintendent of distinction'
Robinson Unit 2 Superintendent Josh Quick has been named the 2021 Superintendent of Distinction by h...
Opinion
AGRICULTURE
Three-quarters of corn planting finished
Farmers here and across the state continue planting corn and soybeans.According to the U.S. Departme...
Growing sweet corn at higher densities doesn’t increase root lodging risk
May 11, 2021Sweet corn growers and processors could be bringing in more profits by exploiting natural density tolerance traits in certain hybrids. That’s according to 2019 research from USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Illinois scientists.
USDA seeks info on chemical use
May 4, 2021The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is collecting data fro...
Planting season continues
Farmers in Crawford County and other parts of Illinois continue corn and soybean planting.Corn plant...
County hay production revealed
Crawford County farmers produced 1,000 tons of alfalfa hay and 2,340 tons of other kinds of hay in 2...
Statehouse News
County board districts may remain the same
Illinois House votes to endorse ‘abolition amendment,’ D.C. statehood
Maternal mortality report finds Black, rural, Medicaid mothers more likely to die after childbirth
Emergency housing assistance bill will head to governor
Illinois to lose congressional seat based on 2020 census
Lawmakers spar over using estimates in redistricting
Faith
What would the world be without apple fritters?
Stress is not something new in my life or anybody else’s, for that matter. The thing about stress is that you never get used to it, or at least I don’t. I don’t know what I would do if one week I had no stress at all. When that happens, I’ll let you know.
Let us listen to the prophets
Q: Dear Pastor, Many of my friends are watching prophetic videos instead of the news. Who are these prophet-people? A: I’m one of these prophet-watchers, myself. While I haven’t sworn-off conservative news outlets altogether, the media has certainly broken trust as a reliable source of truth in the last few years. Prophets often inform us of the true facts behind what the news reports.
Crime
I-70 chase ends in death
An Indianapolis man wanted in connection with a school shooting died on Interstate-70s in Clark Coun...
Police Robinson Police Department Crawford County Sheriff’s Department
May 3, 2021April 30 Rhiannon L. Goodwin, 42, Robinson, was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of metham...