Lincoln Trail College Theater will present “Love Letters,” a two-person show by A.R. Gurney, Oct. 23 to 25.Starring Dan Dix and Tara Gallion, “Love Letters” follows the story … more

Domestic violence is prevalent in every community, including our own. One in three women and one in four men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 31 days dedicated to putting an end to the stigma of violence in the home and who’s to blame. more

The Oblong Police Department has received word of counterfeit $20 being circulated to area businesses. more

A Lawrence County teenager drowned in the storm-tossed Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast Saturday. Dakota Pierce, 19, Sumner was pronounced dead in the emergency room of the Destin, Fla., … more

A fourth person has been arrested in the murder of an Olney man. Dale E. Boatman Jr, 32, Olney, was arrested Saturday on three counts of first-degree murder by accountability and one count of … more

A pair of Robinson residents have been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections in unrelated cases. more

SPRINGFIELD – Region 4 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan saw its test positivity rate dip again Thursday, putting it one day away from having mitigations lifted if the downward trend continues. more

Crawford County voters will have the chance to say they want to show Chicago the door Nov. 3. more

Most Crawford County voters will find their polling places in the same spots Tuesday as during the primary. more

Crawford County voters will have the chance help the Crawford County Emergency Management Agency Thursday purchase a new emergency response vehicle this fall. more