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Film recalls forgotten local Civil War history

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The forgotten story of free Blacks of Lawrence County who fought in the Civil War will be featured during a presentation at the Crawford County Historical Museum Thursday, April 11. The Lawrence County Historical Society will present a half-hour video, An Eagle on his Button, at 6 p.m. Centered on a veteran named Oliver Russell, it tells of the trials […]

Blood drives planned here

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Crawford County residents have five opportunities to donate blood to the American Red Cross in April. Lincoln Trail College will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16. Two drives are planned for April 17. The first will be 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oblong Elementary School. The second, sponsored by “The Cookie Ladies,” will […]

Schulte pleads not guilty to arson

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Hiley Schulte, one of three arrested in the connection to the Ryan Waggoner murder case, has pleaded not guilty to an unrelated felony charge of arson. Schulte, appearing before Crawford County Associate Judge Matt Hartrich Wednesday, also pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving the scene of an accident and driving while registration is canceled, revoked or suspended. Public Defender […]

OPH baseball beats Red Hill, 7-2, for first win

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After scoring a season-high in runs the night before, Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s baseball team nearly matched that total Tuesday. However, the difference was, Tuesday’s production netted a win for OPH, as they downed Red Hill, 7-2, in a Little Okaw Valley Conference contest for their first win of the season. Scoring started early, as Red Hill dented the scoreboard first with a […]

Lady Panthers outslug Red Hill, 10-7, for first win

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It wasn’t easy, but Oblong High School’s softball team finally found its way into the win column Tuesday. The Lady Panthers won a back-and-forth contest at Red Hill in Little Okaw Valley Conference play, holding on for a 10-7 victory. Oblong struck first with a run in the second inning, only for Red Hill to score three in the bottom […]

Maroons fall at Edwards County, 2-0

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Offense was scarce in Tuesday’s game and unfortunately for Robinson High School’s baseball team, they mustered less than their opponent. An early rally put the Maroons in a hole they could not climb out of, as they dropped a 2-0 decision at Edwards County, snapping a four-game winning streak in the process. The only two runs of the game were […]

Lady Maroons lose at Marshall, 2-0

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A lack of offense prevented Robinson High School’s softball team from picking up a win Tuesday. The Lady Maroons not only didn’t score a run, but they did not record a hit in a 2-0 loss to Marshall in a non-conference contest at Robinson City Park. Bookend runs in the first and seventh was enough offense for Marshall, as they […]

Lady Tigers lose to Newton, 11-1

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Giving up runs in every inning did not add up to positive results for Hutsonville-Palestine’s softball team Tuesday. The Lady Tigers fell behind early and never recovered in an 11-1 loss to Newton in a non-conference contest. Hutsonville-Palestine trailed 3-1 after one inning, then gave up a run in the second, two in the third, four in the fourth and […]

RHS boys, girls 1st, OPH girls 3rd, boys 4th in four-team meets

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The first outdoor meet of the season was a successful one for Robinson High School’s track teams, as they both won four-team meets on the home track Monday. In the girls’ meet, Robinson won 13 events on their way to racking up 120 points to easily outdistance the field. Effingham St. Anthony finished second with 65.5 points, while Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville (32.5) […]

OPH baseball falls short at Casey-Westfield, 13-8

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Scoring more runs than they had in their first six games combined was still not enough for Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville’s baseball team to get into the win column Monday. OPH posted their highest run total of the season by far, only to still come up short in a 13-8 slugfest at Casey-Westfield in a non-conference contest. A run in the first and […]


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