"South Pacific" sets sail for LTC stage
Lincoln Trail College’s theater department is planning a few enchanted evenings with its spring prod...
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 ...
LTC announces honor students
January 17, 2023Lincoln Trail College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2022 Semester.Three lists h...
Incumbents seek to stay on IECC board
A pair of ois Eastern Community College District trustees are running unopposed to gain six more yea...
New laws affect education
Illinois’ criminal justice system isn’t the only thing that will be affected by new laws this year.A...
Pie in the eye
January 6, 2023Pie in the eyeJunior High teacher Chris Macke, physical education teacher Shonda Wade and principal ...
Paying it forward
January 6, 2023The Palestine Grade School Student Council donated $200 from their Santa Workshop Event last month t...
Dix joins Unit 4 board
Oblong Unit 4 has a new school board member.The board officially welcomed Erin Dix during a special ...
Maroons triumphant at Liberty Bowl
The Marching Maroons have returned from the Liberty Bowl with a collection of awards.The Robinson Hi...
Free guitar concert Feb. 16
January 4, 2023Guitarist Ben Gateno will perform a free concert at Lincoln Trail College at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.A native...
LTC Trivia Night returns Feb. 1
January 4, 2023Lincoln Trail College will host its annual Trivia Night at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Statesmen Grill.The ...
Unit 4 OKs $2.45 million levy
The Oblong Unit 4 school board approved a total tax levy of almost $2.45 million during its meeting ...
Unit 2 passes tax levy
The Robinson Unit 2 finished out the calendar year by dealing with financial and personnel matters M...
Rec center work progressing
December 19, 2022The foundation for the Crawford County Recreation Center is nearing completion.Since work started in...
Heshey gives $10K to fund dual credit courses
December 15, 2022The United Way of Crawford County recently received a sweet treat in the form of a $10,000 grant fro...
Unit 3 board hears of upcoming events
Upcoming events at Palestine schools were announced at the Unit 3 Board of Education’s regular month...
Waldrop resigns as IECC trustee
An area man is stepping down from the Illinois Eastern Community College District Board.IECC trustee...
Blowing their own horns
December 14, 2022Members of the Nuttall Middle School eighth grade jazz band perform a swinging medley of some season...
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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...