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Soup kitchen closed
September 16, 2021The Ark of The Covenant Soup Kitchen will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 28....
Hoosiers face drug charges here
September 16, 2021Two Indiana residents face drug-related charges after their arrest here Tuesday.William M. Fox, 29, ...
Haunted house planned
September 16, 2021Hutsonville firefighters will again host a Firehouse of Horrors this October.The fire department’s a...
Scout signup Tuesday
September 16, 2021Boys in grades six through 12 can join the Boy Scouts at a meeting Tuesday.They can join in the fun ...
Thirty-one new cases here
Thirty-one more coronavirus cases were reported by the Crawford County Health Department Wednesday. ...
CMH supports more OB services in rural areas
Crawford Memorial Hospital remains committed to caring for expectant mothers and newborns and is wor...
Second tax distribution starts Friday
September 16, 2021The second distribution of tis year’s property tax revenues starts Friday.Crawford County Treasurer ...
Sports
Junior high baseball teams end seasons in regionals
Postseason play started Wednesday and all three junior high baseball teams from Crawford County saw ...
LTC soccer drops three matches recently
While play has been competitive, it was not enough for Lincoln Trail College’s men’s soccer team to ...
Lady Statesmen pick up first win of season
While it didn’t come as soon as they would have liked, Lincoln Trail College’s volleyball team final...
NMS softball team wins Regional, HGS-PGS falls in title game
History was made Tuesday evening, as Nuttall Middle School’s softball team won their first regional ...
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LIFE
Fest of Ale returns Saturday
Crawford County Fest of Ale is back Saturday.The celebration of the brewer’s art is 2 to 8 p.m. at R...
PHS holding homecoming next week
Palestine High School will be hosting several homecoming activities during the upcoming week.
Past Pages 9-11
September 8, 202175 years ago — 1946Installation of approximately 240 parking meters throughout the business section ...
County 4-H excels at state fair
September 8, 2021Twenty Crawford County 4-H’ers exhibited their livestock and general projects at this year’s Illinoi...
Local author celebrates 'reluctant hero'
Walter Sommers was having a good day.It was the early 1960s and his women’s coat department in the T...
Local news
Marshall man faces more charges in porn case
Additional charges have been filed against a Marshall man previously charged with possessing child p...
LTC medical assistant program ranks high
The website Medical Assistant Advice ranked Lincoln Trail College’s Medical Assistant program among ...
IECC salutes the Constitution
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will observe Constitution Day Friday.The IECC colleges will obse...
Village board OKs personnel changes, talks grants
The Hutsonville Village Board said good-bye to a long-time village employee and welcomed two new wor...
Bogus bills surface here
Counterfeit money has been found in Palestine recently.During the past two weeks, Palestine police h...
FCC offers food safety course
Frontier Community College will offer a one-day Food Sanitation and Safety class for anyone in need ...
VFW Auxiliary district president visits here
VFW Auxiliary 17th District President Norma Janney made her official visit to VFW Auxiliary 4549 Mon...
Announcements
Olney Arts Council plans festival
September 14, 2021The 47th annual Olney Arts Council Fall Festival of Arts & Crafts will be Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9...
100 Women celebrate 100K in donations
Crawford County 100 Women Who Care are planning a celebration at their third quarter meeting Thursda...
911 tribute at Cross Street Station Saturday
The Terre Haute City Band will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9-11 with a special concert at Cr...
Martinsville concert Saturday
September 3, 2021Those who like that old-time rock and roll — with a bit of gospel and classic country thrown in for ...
Schools
Hutsonville school board to hold special meeting
Hutsonville CUSD 1 will hold a special meeting at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
ISBE: Schools can keep serving free lunches
The Illinois State Board of Education announced this week that schools can continue to serve meals a...
Library winners
Twenty-three young people participated in the West Union District Library Summer Reading Contest. Ev...
HHS blood drive Sept. 14
As fall approaches, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help end the ongoing critical ne...
Opinion
AGRICULTURE
Harvest begins in Illinois
Harvest season has arrived.With more than half of Illinois’ corn fully mature, state farmers have st...
Local farmer gains donation for oil museum
The Illinois Oil Field Museum in Oblong will receive a $2,500 donation thanks to the efforts of a lo...
Harvest season almost here
Harvest is approaching as corn and soybeans here and across the state move into the final stages of ...
Tractor sales rev up despite supply chain issues
Supply chain issues continue to impact equipment manufacturers, like most other industries.
Harvest season almost here
Harvest is approaching as corn and soybeans here and across the state move into the final stages of maturity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 30 percent of the state’s corn crop has reached full maturity, compared to the five-year average of 23 percent.
Statehouse News
Interactive tool highlights need for improved broadband in Illinois
Advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap process
State eviction moratorium stands despite court decision
State school board gets pushback on mask mandate
Illinois lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session to redraw legislative maps in light of census data
GOP says census data proves new maps illegal
Faith
Church News 9-11
September 9, 2021Flat Rock First Missionary BaptistOn Sunday, Flat Rock FMB will receive its monthly loose pocket cha...
Should we roll the dice on gambling?
Q: Dear Pastor, Why do some people consider gambling a sin? It’s practically family-friendly these days.
Crime
Effingham man sentenced for counterfeiting
September 15, 2021An Effingham man has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison and a $1,000 fine for cou...
Police reports 8-21
August 19, 2021Robinson Police DepartmentAug. 16Natalea J. Dunlap, 41, Robinson, was arrested for unlawful possessi...