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Herlocher fund raiser planned
May 19, 2022The Katherine Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Palestine Masonic Lodge will host a p...
USDA seeks conservation information
May 19, 2022USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will mail the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivat...
Property transfers -- May 18, 2022
May 19, 2022Stephen A. Zehr to Phillip W. and Christina Shelby in SEC 14-5-12 May 17. Bryce and Alandas Lyford t...
CMH passes state surveys
Crawford Memorial Hospital’s emergency department score high marks in a pair of recent surveys. Chie...
Early voting starts despite issues
May 19, 2022Early voting in Crawford County is underway, despite problems at the state level.Voting started at 8...
Classrooms, learning options added by IECC
New classrooms designed to provide more real time in-person and on-line learning options are coming ...
Lions scholarship winners named
May 19, 2022The Robinson Lions Club announced Wednesday that Robinson High School seniors Alexis Davis and Luke ...
Spaghetti at Ark of Covenant Tuesday
May 18, 2022The Ark of the Covenant is serving spaghetti Tuesday.The soup kitchen, 503 E. Hazel, Robinson, offer...
Senior Center menus — May 30-June 3
May 18, 2022Monday, May 30CLOSED for Memorial DayTuesday, May 31Sausage gravy & biscuit, Hashbrown, Tomato jui...
Courthouse news — May 17, 2022
May 18, 2022FeloniesRoger W. Gau, 44, Mt. Carmel, $1,110 plus 24 months probation for possession of less than 5 ...
Birkofer is acting Robinson mayor
Long-time Robinson Alderman John Birkofer is now the city’s acting mayor.Birkofer, 58, was elected a...
Unit 4 hires teachers
Personnel changes were a main order of business at the Oblong Unit 4 board meeting Monday.The board ...
Unit 2 considers band changes
The alure of recess is proving too much for some Lincoln Elementary School fifth-grade band members....
Elks offer children's clinic here
Robinson Elks Lodge 1188, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sp...
More new COVID cases here
Crawford County coronavirus numbers are creeping back up as another 19 new cases were reported in th...
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Sports
OPH falls to Marshall in Regional opener, 4-3
A late rally was not enough to overcome an early deficit for Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s baseball team, as they dropped their first game of postseason play.
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RHS boys 3rd at Sectional, advance four to state; OHS qualifies one
Solid performances against a tough field led to a handful of local athletes qualifying for the state meet, while several others fell just short. When all was said and done, Robinson High School’s boys’ track team finished third out of 19 teams that competed in the meet and qualified four individuals for state in a total of five events.
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Maroons edge Lawrenceville, 5-4, to win Regional opener
The third time was the charm for Robinson High School’s baseball team Monday evening. The Maroons played Lawrenceville for the third time this season and for the third time, the game was decided by one run. However, the latest meeting resulted in a win for RHS and it came when it counted the most – in the first round of the IHSA Class 2A Newton Regional.
Welsh named strength and conditioning coach for Kentucky basketball
A Robinson High School graduate continues to move up the ranks in the strength and conditioning world and is now working with one of the elite programs in the history of college basketball.
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LIFE
Project Linus selected for donation
April 22, 2022Crawford County 100 Women Who Care have selected their second donation recipient of the year.The win...
Beatles tribute band returns to LTC
The Lincoln Trail College Foundation is welcoming back one of its most popular bands for its 51st co...
Senior Center menus — May 16-20, 2022
May 10, 2022Monday, May 16Salisbury steak, Mashed potatoes and gravy, Brussel sprouts, PineappleTuesday, May ...
Past pages — May 21, 2022
May 18, 202275 years ago — 1947After exhausting a venire of over 300 men yesterday while trying to impanel a jur...
Past pages — May 18, 2022
May 13, 202275 years ago — 1947Robinson students won five first state music contest held at Cantor state music c...
Local news
Get your kicks
A Washington Elementary School student is ready to run the bases during a game of kickball Friday. I...
State mandates sheriff's raise
The Crawford County sheriff is getting a raise with the state picking up the lion’s share of the tab...
New Hebron Road paving starts Monday
Drivers used to taking New Hebron Road may want to seek an alternative route starting Monday.The Cra...
Webinar addresses childcare challenges
A webinar on childcare challenges and how businesses and communities can address them will be offere...
LTC's Ayers named teacher of the year
The Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association recognized Lincoln Trail College instructor ...
LTC student organizations honored
A pair of Lincoln Trail College student organizations earned honors recently.LTC’s Alpha Iota Epsilo...
Property transfers — May 12, 2022
Katherine A. Fuller to Jordin Johnson in R.R. Lull’s, et al. Addition May 10.Zachary R. and Dessa M....
Announcements
Pethtel to retire as mayor
Robinson Mayor Roger Pethtel is retiring.After 36 years in public service and 14 years as mayor, Pet...
Early voting starts next week
Crawford County voters can start casting their primary election ballots next week.The primary electi...
FCC offers computer courses
May 11, 2022Frontier Community College will offer two basic computer classes in the coming weeks.Basic Computers...
Onion days are here again
May 10, 2022The Crawford County Shrine Club will be selling Vidalia onions at the First Robinson Savings Bank in...
Schools
Teens can help themselves and others
The topic of mental health has become widespread, but what does it really mean? What role should tee...
Swearingens honored by Rose-Hulman
A former head of the Robinson Marathon refinery and his wife have been honored by his alma mater by ...
LTC, PHS graduations this week
Another school year is wrapping up with graduation ceremonies scheduled at Palestine High School and...
Truck driving course offered
Persons interested in a Truck Driving Certificate Program, can enroll in the next truck driving cour...
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AGRICULTURE
Corn crop growing, but still running late
The state’s corn crop has started growing, but very little of it has actually been planted so far.Ac...
Invasive species encroaching on Illinois
URBANA, Ill. — You may not know what an invasive species is, but you’ve likely heard about them and...
State butterflies, bees need help
URBANA, Ill. — Fluttering quietly and steadily from flower to bloom, butterflies, bees and other pol...
April showers were abundant here
April showers were more common here than most Crawford County residents might have liked this year, ...
Planting season off to slow start in state
Corn and soybean planting continues to lag far behind normal.According to the U.S. Department of Agr...
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Faith
Church news 12-11
December 9, 2021Olive Branch BaptistSaturday Dec. 11 will be the Christmas Cantata by the OBBC choir at 6 p.m.Saturd...
Hey, this is my sory!
I am just now concluding that narcissism is a virus that has infected everybody in the world that is breathing air. I even apply this to my own life with a great deal of regret. Nobody wants to admit they have narcissistic leanings in their life. And yet, if you listen to them, and even listen to yourself, you will see it. I did not know how aggravating it was, but I was to learn pretty soon.
Crime
Marshall man gets 36 years for child assault
May 2, 2022A Clark County man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child.John D. ...
Courthouse news — April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022DissolutionsRodger Doyle Artman, 57, Annapolis, and Carol Jean Artman, 53, Robinson, on husband’s pe...