Crawford County residents will again do their part to "Knock Cancer Off the Board" Saturday. The annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Crawford County is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Robinson City Park. Money raised through the event goes to help fight cancer and improve the quality of life of local cancer patients and caregivers.
Crawford Memorial Hospital has a new chief executive officer. Doug Florkowski was named the new CEO. He will take over from Cindy Bradley July 17. Bradley has served as interim CEO since the retirement of Don Annis in January.
An afternoon of volunteer work by Marathon employees resulted in two more projects completed at the softball diamonds at the Robinson City Park.
"I don't feel it is in our best interest," said Palestine Unit 3 Board of Education President Corie Biggs. And following that, the board voted 5-2 not to approve a resolution to consolidate with Hutsonville. Monday, June 26, 2017
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Roof Collapse
The roof of the old Taylored Lady and Mark Weber law office collapsed sometime over the weekend and was noticed Monday by postal employees. Mayor Roger Pethtel is working with the building owners to work out a plan for the building. Robinson Fire Department personnel evaluated the safety hazard and taped off the area around the building. (Tom Compton photo)
Thanks to a lower price tag, Crawford Memorial Hospital will move ahead with plans to renovate its imaging/radiology department.
The CMH board Wednesday voted to move ahead on the project and also discussed looking into the feasibility of also saving money on three sets of outstanding bonds.
Just over a handful of Robinson High School athletes were recognized for their performance on the diamond this spring by being named to one of the All-Little Illini Conference teams recently.
Four softball players and three baseball players received honors, with four of those players being First Team selections.
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