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Floor hockey makes comeback at LES
After-school floor hockey is back at Lincoln Elementary School.Students in third, fourth and fifth g...
Oblong hires officer, raises water rate
Oblong Village board the hiring of a new police officer and a water rate increase at their meeting last week.
Palestine passes chicken ordinance
The Palestine Village Board voted to allow residents to have chickens in village limits.
January not very wintry in Illinois
Crawford County and Illinois experienced cold temperatures and snowfall during January, but the over...
Another 14 COVID cases here
An unspecified outbreak was responsible for more than half of the latest local coronavirus cases. F...
West Union Library news — Feb. 2, 2023
February 2, 2023The following fiction books have been added to the West Union District Library shelves: Going Rogue ...
Niemerg, Wilhour win TRO in White County challenging weapons ban
February 2, 2023White County Judge T. Scott Webb has granted a Temporary Restraining Order in a lawsuit State Representatives Adam Niemerg (R-Dietrich) and Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) filed to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s newest weapons ban and firearm registration law.
Oblong police warn of scammers
Scammers are on the prowl again in Oblong.
Niemerg appointed to legislative audit commission
February 2, 2023State Representative Adam Niemerg, R-Dietrich, has been appointed to the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission.
‘Rural is changing, not dying’: Sociologist urges changes in narrative
Ben Winchester is hoping to flip the script on the negative narrative surrounding rural communities.
Courthouse news — Feb. 1, 2023
February 1, 2023DissolutionsLaura A. Meadows, 28, Lawrenceville, and Austin E. Meadows, 31, Robinson, on wife’s peti...
'Killer' tribute concert here Feb. 9
There’s going to be a “whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on” when the Lincoln Trail College Foundation bring...
Senior Center menus — Feb. 6-10
February 1, 2023Monday, Feb. 6Bean and bacon soup, Corn bread, Oven fried potatoes, Fresh fruitTuesday, Feb. 7Fr...
Oblong blood drive Tuesday
Crawford County residents have two upcoming chances to donate blood. American Red Cross blood drives...
State wheat crop looks good
Illinois’ winter wheat crop is in mostly good shape.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,...
Unemployment down here in December
Crawford County ended 2022 with another drop in its unemployment rate.According to the Illinois Depa...
Property transfers — Jan. 30, 2023
January 30, 2023Village of Flat Rock to Laci Walton and Leslie Mason in Midgett’s Second Addition Jan. 23.Hardy J. H...
Women's leadership conference returning
An organization seeking to inspire young women is preparing for its second conference in Crawford Co...
Newspaper ending Saturday print edition
The Daily News in Robinson will no longer be printing a Saturday edition.
Futsal brings indoor soccer action to Robinson
There’s still time to catch matches of the latest sport to hit Robinson.The second winter season of ...
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OPH boys drop two at LOVC tourney
Back-to-back games resulted in back-to-back losses for Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s boys’ basketball team at the Little Okaw Valley Conference Tournament in Dugger, Ind., Saturday. OPH opened play in the four-team tournament with a 73-58 loss to Martinsville, then dropped a 67-50 decision to Union-Dugger in the third-place game.
Lady Maroons beat Marshall, claim share of LIC title
A chance to grab a share of the Little Illini Conference regular season championship was right in front of Robinson High School’s girls’ basketball team Thursday night and the Lady Maroons were able to grab it. The Lady Maroons scored a 58-46 win over Marshall in their final LIC game of the season, earning RHS a share of the league title with Paris, as both teams finished with 6-1 records.
OPH girls beat Martinsville, 56-33; clinch LOVC title
Balanced scoring led Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s girls’ basketball team to its second straight win Thursday, as they cruised to a 56-33 win at Martinsville in a Little Okaw Valley Conference contest. The win also completed an unbeaten run through the LOVC regular season slate for OPH, as they finished with a perfect 6-0 record to claim the conference championship.
Statesmen edged by Kaskaskia, 64-63
Trouble scoring the basketball continues to plague Lincoln Trail College’s men’s basketball team and it led to another loss Wednesday. The Statesmen had another rough night shooting and came up just short at Kaskaskia College, 64-63, in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference and Region 24 contest in Centralia.
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LIFE
Senior Center menus — Feb. 13-17
February 2, 2023Monday, Feb. 13ClosedTuesday, Feb. 14Salisbury steak, Mashed potatoes and gravy, Honey carrots, ...
Robinson Senior Center menus — Jan. 16-20
January 5, 2023Monday, Jan. 16ClosedTuesday, Jan. 17Pork Chop, Twice baked potatoes, Spinach, Berry crispWednesday,...
Robinson Senior Center menus — Jan. 9-13
December 31, 2022Monday, Jan. 9Ham Loaf, Scalloped potatoes, Green beans, Banana cream pie squareTuesday, Jan. 10Tuna...
Genealogy meeting focuses on DNA
December 28, 2022The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will host ”Understanding the Ethnic Ancestry in Your DNA,” prese...
Robinson Senior Center Menus — Jan. 2-6, 2023
December 28, 2022Monday, Jan. 2CLOSEDTuesday, Jan. 3Chicken Strips, Hashbrown casserole, California blend, Mandar...
Local news
Courthouse news — Jan. 29, 2023
Felonies Heather L. Kendall, 47, Flat Rock, four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for...
COVID cases up again
An unspecified outbreak drove local coronavirus cases back up last week. Thirty cases were reported ...
"South Pacific" sets sail for LTC stage
Lincoln Trail College’s theater department is planning a few enchanted evenings with its spring prod...
Cast for LTC production announced
The cast for the Lincoln Trail College production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific has been announced.
Daily News editor dies suddenly
Robinson Daily News/Lawrenceville Daily Record Editor, Crystal Wimberly, has died. She was 41.
Niemerg conducts office hours here Feb. 2
Crawford and Lawrence counties' new state representative will host satellite office hours in Robinso...
Vincennes Rendezvous committee announces plans for 2023 event
Rendezvous President Angi Herron conducted the first membership meeting of the year on Jan. 10 and set the dates for the annual Memorial Day weekend event as Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 on the French Commons with the theme of, “Elihu Stout and the first newspaper of the Indiana Territory.”
Announcements
Museum expands hours
January 19, 2023The Crawford County History Museum has new hours.The museum, at 408 S. Cross, Robinson, is now open ...
Blood drive Wednesday
January 19, 2023Crawford County residents again have the opportunity to give blood to the American Red Cross Wednesd...
Local group seeks donations for cancer patient
January 18, 2023As a “Neighbor Helping Neighbor” program develops, some local businessmen are conducting a quick fun...
LTC announces honor students
January 17, 2023Lincoln Trail College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2022 Semester.Three lists h...
Schools
Unit 4 board OKs student trips
Several groups of Oblong students will be hitting the road this year with the blessings of the Unit ...
Boyce named new Lincoln Trail dean
A new Lincoln Trail College dean and a new Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustee were announce...
Club interested in Washington School land
A group seeking to establish a local Boys and Girls Club of America chapter would like to settle in ...
Incumbents seek to stay on IECC board
A pair of ois Eastern Community College District trustees are running unopposed to gain six more yea...
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AGRICULTURE
More wheat planted last summer
Illinois farmers planted more acres in winter wheat last fall than during the previous year.Accordin...
State wheat crop holding its own
January 3, 2023Most of Illinois winter wheat started the new year in good shape.According to the U.S. Department of...
December brought snow, cold here
A Christmas week cold snap dropped provided Crawford County with holiday snow and dropped December’s...
USDA conducts survey
December 23, 2022The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will spend the next se...
Wheat production down
Illinois farmers planted and harvested less winter wheat this year than in 2021.According to the U.S...
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Faith
Church News Feb. 5 - Feb. 11
February 3, 2023Crawford County Catholics There are two Roman Catholic Parishes of Crawford County, St. Elizabeth in...
Old age and gray hairs
Are the years catching up to you? When I entered mid-life, I began to understand a bit of what the expression, “Mid-life Crisis” meant.
Crime
Wanted man found in Russellville
January 23, 2023Mark S. Garner was taken into custody around 1:45 p.m., Saturday by Lawrence County authorities after local police departments, including Palestine, put out a search call for the wanted felon on Friday.
Crawford County police report
January 23, 2023Deputies were notified of a hit and run accident on Route 1 and North Trimble Road.....