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...

Puppy lovin'
May 19, 2022Palestine Grade School Pre-K spent last week learning about pets, such as this self-conscious pooch....

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....

Wet work
May 17, 2022A trio of Pelican Cove employees net debris in the pool Monday afternoon. Water was only ankle deep ...

Morning crash
May 17, 2022Crawford County Rescue personnel peel back the roof of a late-model Dodge van to free its occupants ...
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...

Get your kicks
May 13, 2022A Washington Elementary School student is ready to run the bases during a game of kickball Friday. I...

It's a ringer
May 13, 2022A Washington Elementary School student plays a game of ring toss during annual Fun Day activities Fr...
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Hutsonville bands close year with spring concert
May 19, 2022Hutsonville schools held a spring concert where they played a variety of music to the audience.

CMH passes state surveys
Crawford Memorial Hospital’s emergency department score high marks in a pair of recent surveys. Chie...