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County budget posted
September 28, 2022The proposed Crawford County budget for fiscal 2023 is available for public inspection.The proposal ...
Courthouse news — Sept. 27, 2022
September 28, 2022FeloniesSamantha J. Parker, 36, Marshall, $1,110 plus 24 months probation for theft between $500 and...
Wheat planting begins
Winter wheat planting is underway in Illinois.Wheat planting has reached 1 percent, according to the...
Unemployment down again here
Some area counties saw their unemployment rates increase slightly after July, but all posted better ...
Outbreak pushes COVID cases up again
After dropping for a month, the number of Crawford County’s coronavirus cases has gone up again. La...
Ground broken for county rec center
The dream of a countywide recreational center is at last becoming a reality. Community leaders gathe...
Spay/neuter group seeks aid as it starts second year
Paws for Prevention is celebrating its first anniversary.Paws, a not-for-profit organization has bee...
Marathon turnaround to start Tuesday
September 23, 2022It’s turnaround time at the Robinson Marathon refinery.A turnaround is a planned period of regenerat...
Second Chance Ranch gets donation
September 23, 2022Crawford County 100 Women Who Care held their third meeting of the year Thursday and voted their lat...
Robinson Senior Center activities in October
September 22, 2022BingoOct. 5 at 10:15 a.m., Hosted by Robinson Nursing & Rehab, (1st Wednesday)Oct.19 at 10:15 a.m., ...
Property transfers — Sept. 22, 2022
September 22, 2022Barbara and Steven Lachenmayr to Brandon Scott Redman in SEC 16-6-12 Sept. 14.First Robinson Savings...
FBI probe has local connection
September 22, 2022A Terre Haute television station is reporting a former Marshall man with Crawford County ties is the...
CMH hires firm to increase security
Crawford Memorial Hospital will beef up security with the aid of a service that provides off-duty po...
IECC trustees prepare for next election
It may be more than seven months away, but Illinois Eastern Community Colleges officials aren’t wait...
Soup kitchen offers hot dogs
September 21, 2022Hot dogs are on the menu at the Ark of the Covenant Tuesday.Chips, baked beans and brownies will als...
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Lady Panthers win Hutsonville Invitational
A loss in non-conference play last week was overshadowed by a strong weekend for Oblong High School’s volleyball team, as they swept their way to another championship.
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Maroons score 27-14 win over Newton
While it may not have been their best showing of the season, the performance was good enough for Robinson High School’s football team to pick up its third straight win Friday night. The Maroons jumped out to an early lead, then held on to down visiting Newton, 27-14, in a rain-filled Little Illini Conference contest.
OPH falls to Red Hill, 59-14
One play into Saturday afternoon’s game, Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s football team seemed poised to put the game’s first points on the board. However, four plays later, OPH was turning the ball over on downs and two plays after that, visiting Red Hill hit a big play from their own end zone that went for a touchdown and completely swung the momentum the other way and OPH never fully recovered. Although OPH did score on their next possession, Red Hill ripped off the next 46 points in a row, sending OPH to a 59-14 defeat.
Lady Maroons roll past Marshall
Wins continue to pile up for Robinson High School’s volleyball team. The Lady Maroons completed a perfect week with a two-set win over Marshall (25-14, 25-17) Thursday in Little Illini Conference play and have now won three straight matches and eight of their last nine.
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LIFE
Relay for Life is Saturday
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Crawford County is Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cross Stre...
Program offers deer meat
September 19, 2022Crawford County may not be officially part of a pilot program to reduce hunger in East-Central Illin...
LTC 'goes wrong' with play cast
September 16, 2022Lincoln Trail College’s theater department is ready to go wrong.LTC Director of The Arts Brooke Olai...
IECC promotes adult literacy
September 16, 2022Illinois Eastern Community Colleges are celebrating Adult Education and Family Literacy Awareness We...
Fest of Ale is Saturday
September 15, 2022The sixth Annual Crawford County Fest of Ale is 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Robinson City Park.Establish...
Local news
State corn harvest continues
Warm, dry conditions have helped move corn harvest along in Illinois.However, according to the U.S. ...
Oblong Unit 4 budget approved
The Oblong Unit 4 school board greenlit the district’s 2022-23 budget Monday.District officials anti...
Unit 2 considers ag program
With the 2022-23 school year well underway, Robinson Unit 2 board members are looking toward the fut...
COVID cases drop again
For the fourth week, Crawford County’s coronavirus cases have dropped.Last week, 30 new cases were r...
Marathon: Solar panels will cut energy costs
Even Marathon has seen its utility bills climb in recent months and the company is doing something a...
4-H alumni always welcomed back
Each year, 4-H members across the nation celebrate National 4-H Week, joining 6 million other 4-H me...
Property transfers — Sept. 14, 2022
Paul D. Rosenberg, Jennifer L. McKinney and Phoebe J. Alger-Fuller to Russell L. and Nancy Buttolph ...
Announcements
IECC salutes the Constitution
September 14, 2022Constitution Day is Saturday, but because school is out on the weekend, Illinois Eastern Community C...
Second tax distribution starts Thursday
September 14, 2022The second distribution of tax revenues will be available to local tax bodies beginning Thursday, Se...
Area colleges highly ranked
September 12, 2022Two area institutes of higher learning are ranked among the country’s best colleges.Rose-Hulman Inst...
Recipient to speak on Operation Christmas Child
For years, Robinson residents have been a part of Operation Christmas Child, which helps millio...
Schools
Unit 4 seeks insurance bids
Oblong Unit 4 is seeking bids for employee insurance coverage.During a special meeting Thursday, the...
4-H Week here Oct. 2-8
Illinois 4-H challenges youth ages 8-18 to “learn by doing” with fun, hands-on activities in which k...
County rec center groundbreaking Sept. 23
After years of planning, preparation and fund raising, construction on the Crawford County Recreatio...
IECC: Financial aid deadline looms
Lincoln Trail College and its fellow Illinois Eastern Community Colleges — Olney Central, Frontier C...
Opinion
AGRICULTURE
Corn harvest begins
Illinois corn harvest is underway.The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported this week that 1 perce...
Deer season starts next month
Deer hunters are gearing up for the start of hunting season next month.Archery season in most of the...
State corn, beans mature slowly
September 6, 2022The state’s corn and soybeans continue to mature at a slightly slower rate than normal.Still, in are...
Soggy summer kept drought at bay here
While almost all the United States west of the Mississippi River is suffering some form of drought, ...
August weather gave county a break
It wasn’t much, but August provided Crawford County with a slight break from the heat and rain of Ju...
Courthouse News
Faith
Crime
Courthouse news — Aug. 16, 2022
August 15, 2022FeloniesJustin L. Burtch, 42, Robinson, $900 plus 24 months probation for violating an order of prot...
Courthouse news — Aug. 15, 2022
August 15, 2022DissolutionsRyan W. Dowty, no age listed, Hutsonville, and Sarah C. Dowty, no age listed, Sullivan, ...