(Undated) -- Following a wet and rainy Easter weekend, we appear to be in for a drier forecast for the start of the week. According to the National Weather Service, partly sunny skies will prevail today with daytime highs in the mid-sixties. Sunshine and highs in the seventies look to stick around through mid-week, wit...

(Oblong) -- Crawford County Deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident in Oblong yesterday morning. According to Crawford County Sheriff, Bill Rutan, at around 8:21 a.m., forty-nine-year-old Michael Bailey of Oblong reportedly swerved to miss a dog while on South Range near East Alabama Street and left the roadway...

(Hutsonville) -- The Hutsonville Unit 1 School Board meets tonight. The Board will take care of setting up the "new board" following the April Election. On the agenda in "New Business," the board will elect and seat the Board President, Secretary, Vice-President, Treasurer, and appoint committees. I...

(Robinson) -- Wet and rainy weather on Saturday forced the postponement of the City of Robinson's Easter Egg Hunt at Washington Park. Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, says the City was forced to reschedule the annual event to this Saturday, April 26th. Shimer says the event is tentatively scheduled for the same time, with ...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded continues to trend lower. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.10 a gallon, down twelve cents from a week ago. Here in Illinois, the statewide average is $3.33 a gallon, a seven-cent decline from last Monday....

(Robinson) -- The Easter Egg Hunt at Washington Park has been rescheduled. According to Robinson Mayor, Mike Shimer, due to the rain we've already received and the threat of additional rain, the City has chosen to reschedule the Easter Egg Hunt and all other activities to next Saturday, April 26th. It is tentatively sc...

(Undated) -- The Easter Bunny is going to need an umbrella this weekend. According to the current forecast from the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are likely to develop along a slow-moving cold front this evening into tonight. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary concerns. The National Wea...

(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College's Zwermann Arts Center Theater will come alive with music next week. According to LTC Coordinator of Marketing and Public Information, Chris Forde, they will present two end-of-semester concerts showcasing student and community talent. Forde says the LTC Concert Band will perform on T...

(Undated) -- Gas prices continue to trend lower as we head into the Easter Weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.15 a gallon, seven cents lower than Monday. Here in Illinois, the statewide average is $3.37 a gallon, a three-cent decline from the start of the week. In...

(Undated) - It is "severe weather season," and Ameren is reminding its customers to be prepared for power outages. According to Nikki Cobb with Ameren, there are important things you can do to be prepared in case of a power outage. Cobb also recommends filling your gas tank before a major storm event in case ...

(Undated) -- Natural disasters like  storms, tornadoes, and flooding often bring out the best in people as strangers reach out to help others in need. Unfortunately, the aftermath of a crisis also brings out shady contractors looking to take advantage of those who have already been victimized. The Better Business B...

(Undated) -- We could be in for another round of rainy weather. According to DTN Ag Meteorologist, John Baranick, a pair of fronts coming through this weekend will bring rain to already soaked areas. Baranick says we could see as much as two inches of rainfall over the weekend. Baranick says the remainder of April shou...

(Undated) -- Water customers in Crawford County will be receiving a envelope in the mail marked "Public Health Notice." Oblong Mayor, Teresa Fielder, took to Facebook to explain what exactly this letter means. According to Fielder, Oblong purchases it's water from Robinson-Palestine Water Commission and in Ap...

(Oblong) -- '54 Oblong has announced the winner of its latest grant. At the "Spring '25" meeting, the '54 Oblong Foundation presented a $5,000 grant to Oblong Unit 4 Schools for the acquisition of three water filling stations. According to '54 Oblong representative David Hasty the organizations grants are tar...

(Robinson) -- Mary Elliott and Jevan Wampler were recently selected as the 2024-2025 recipients of the Merle E. Crosby Award. To be eligible to receive the two-thousand dollar grant, students must be a Senior eligible to graduate who plans to continue their education at Lincoln Trail College or an accredited two or fou...