Nine new coronavirus cases were reported by the Crawford County Health Department late Thursday. The newest cases include one man and one woman in their 20s, a man and woman in their 30s, a man in … more

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is urging residents to take time in the coming weeks to test their home for radon as part of Radon Action Month. more

Crawford County’s newest congressional representative says she will oppose certification of the presidental election. more

Illinois’ minimum wage is set to increase to $11 an hour on January 1. The Illinois Department of Labor is encouraging employees to watch their paychecks to ensure that time worked in 2021 is paid at the new rate. more

Local film writer/producer Jed Brian is pleased to announce the release of his film “13 Slays Till X-mas” on Blu-ray. more

In 1933 and ‘34, Americans watched with fascination as the saga of John Dillinger played out on newspapers’ front pages. The notorious Hoosier bank robber would rise to prominence as both a folk hero and as America’s first “Public Enemy Number One” before going out in a blaze of gunfire in a Chicago alley. more

An Illinois Eastern Community College campus has benefited from the largesse of Toyota Motor Manufacturing.The Indiana company recently donated a 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan to Frontier Community … more

After months of dropping, Crawford County’s unemployment rate rose in November.According to statistics from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, 4.5 percent of the county’s … more

Only a tiny part of Crawford County falls into the Lake Land College District, but candidates for its board of trustees will still pop up on a ballot here in April.Part of Licking Township is in the … more

When the temperature drops, older adults run a higher risk of health problems and injuries related to the weather, including hypothermia frostbite, and falls in ice and snow.Crawford County … more