The speed of the Cobra at this year's Fourth of July carnival appeared to satisfy the crowd last weekend. These girls could hardly contain their excitement by riding on the twisting ride that's near the Kiwanis shelter at Robinson City Park. The carnival will remain open the next three nights, finishing with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Blake Nash photo)
Portions of South Cross Street will be resurfaced following action by the Robinson City Council Tuesday.
City Engineer Jeff Hillard received permission to advertise for bids as the street department intends to do work from Highsmith to Chaplin and Sycamore to Poplar. Thursday, July 12, 2018
Three hundred years of living memory was shared during a cracker barrel discussion at the Fife Opera House Sunday. Palestine Preservation Projects Society presented "Century of Memories," in which three local centenarians discussed their memories from 100 years of life.
The search for a suspect who fled from a traffic stop resulted in an arrest at a Palestine residence on Friday. According to Palestine Police Chief Jeff Besing, about 9:45 a.m. he pulled over a 1997 White Dodge truck near Palestine High School at Main and Franklin Street. Besing said the stop was in reference to a subject wanted out of Knox County, Ind. for...
In Robinson for a brief campaign visit Wednesday, Gov. Bruce Rauner complimented Marathon refinery employees for working hard, supporting education and giving back to the community - values he says he has also tried to exemplify. Rauner made a brief stop in Robinson Wednesday morning to show his support of Marathon's work and growth.
Days and nights were both warmer here than in 2017, according to the National Weather Service. And conditions were drier, thanks to slightly less precipitation.
The average daytime high temperature during June was 85.2 degrees. This was up from more than 84.1 degrees last year.
Nearly two handfuls of Robinson High School athletes were recognized for their exploits on the diamond this spring by being named to one of the All-Little Illini Conference teams announced recently.
Robinson had six baseball players named, along with three softball players, with six of those being First Team selections.
The selections were based on the players' statistics and performances in conference games only.
I thought I'd share some thoughts on the current immigration arguments.
Firstly the idea of keeping families together and not separating them when they "illegally" enter the country is admirable. Admirable but questionable.
