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Rail Fest 2013 Today
Washington's Rail Fest 2013 runs from Noon until 7:00 PM today in Downtown Washington.

Knox Co. Relay for Life Today
The Knox County Relay for Life takes place today at Vincennes University.

IL: Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Governor
The Illinois Senate voted Friday to approve medical marijuana legislation.

Memorial Service to be Held at Jasper ISP Post Wednesday
The annual Indiana State Police Memorial Service will be held at the Indiana State Police Post in Jasper at 11:00 AM Wednesday

Vincennes Compost Site Temporarily Closed
The Vincennes City Compost Site on Old Terre Road behind the Women's Softball Diamond Complex is temporarily closed due to construction in the area.

It is scheduled to reopen at 7:30 Monday morning.

Three Arrested on Drug Charges in Bloomington
Indiana State Excise Police arrested three Brown County men on drug charges Thursday night in the parking lot of a Bloomington restaurant.

Lane Restrictions Planned for State Road 54 in Greene County
State highway officials advise motorists that temporary lane restrictions will be put into place sometime on or after Monday on State Road 54 in Greene County due to spot paving from Linton to Bloomfield.

Fertilizer Group to Proceed Without State Assistance
Governor Mike Pence Announced Friday Indiana has withdrawn incentives offered to Midwest Fertilizer Company to build a fertilizer plant in Posey County.

Tonight's Powerball Jackpot Hits $600M
The Powerball jackpot continues to soar.

Indiana's Jobless Rate Declines 0.2% in April
Indiana's unemployment rate declined by two-tenths percent to 8.5 percent in April, the largest one month decrease in over a year.

Investigators say Mother Killed her Two Children
Police say a woman found drowned in a creek in a New Albany, Indiana park in March with her son and daughter had killed the children.

Daviess Co. Arrests
Washington Police arrested four Washington residents Friday on methamphetamine and other drug related charges.

Quinn Pushed For Disaster Declaration in Crawford County
(Robinson, IL)  --  Governor Pat Quinn thinks Crawford County should be declared a federal disaster area.

Sign Up For Reverse 911
(Robinson, IL)  --  Authorities say you can still sign up to get community alerts on your phone.

Market In The Park Begins
(Oblong, IL)  -- The Oblong Community Service Club kicks off its Market in the Park events this weekend at the Oblong City Park.

Hutsonville Is Cleaning Up
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Village of Hutsonville is cleaning up some junk Monday.

U of I of Jasper County Talks Drought
(Newton, IL)  -- The University of Illinois Extension in Jasper County is putting on a program next week to help people understand the continuing impact of last year's drought.

Lawrence County Losing River Gauges
(Lawrenceville, IL)  --  Lawrence County may be losing their river gauges due to funding issues.

State Withdraws Incentives For Posey Co. Fertilizer Plant
Following careful review, Governor Mike Pence announced today that Indiana has withdrawn the incentives the state offered to Midwest Fertilizer Company to build a fertilizer plant in Posey County. (MORE)

Volunteer Firefighter Arrested For Arson
(Robinson, IL)  --  A volunteer firefighter was arrested for arson related to last night's fire at a hog barn near Palestine.

RPD Arrests Sex Offender Near School
(Robinson, IL)  --  A registered child sex offender was arrested after an incident in Washington Park yesterday afternoon.

CCSO Arrests Man For Disorderly Conduct
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Crawford County Sheriff's Office arrested a rural Flat Rock man early this morning.

KCDC meeting (5/17)
     The Knox County Development Corporation received three bids on various parts of the water and sewer extension for the coming Farbest plant. 
     Deig (DYG) Construction from Evansville was the only company to make a base bid on the extension.  Deig's base bid was three-million, 236-thousand, 988 dollars.  Deig and West

Former Castle HS Worker Accused Of Misappropriation
The Attorney General has taken legal action against a former employee of Castle High School accused of misappropriating nearly $142,000 in school funds. A temporary restraining order has been issued freezing the assets of Rebecca McKee of Newburgh while a full audit is being conducted by the State Board of Accounts. (MORE)

Mount Vernon Food Drive Numbers Released
About 4300 pounds of food were collected during the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive last Saturday in Mount Vernon.  All food items will remain in the Mount Vernon area for distribution, and the items collected in this food drive will make a big difference here in Mount Vernon for the next few months. (MORE)

Berty Given Lifetime Achievement Award
(Effingham, IL)  --  The East Central Illinois Development Corporation honored Crawford County Development Association Executive Director Bob Berty last night.

Hog Barn Fire Under Investigation
(Palestine, IL)  --  Four fire departments were called to a fire at a hog barn late last night.

High School Graduations Begin
(Oblong, IL)  --  Oblong High School will send off the Class of 2013 tonight.

CMH Getting Bids For Oblong Clinic
(Oblong, IL)  --  Crawford Memorial Hospital is moving forward with its Oblong Clinic project.

Robinson City Park Preparing For Summer
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson City Park is getting ready for the summer season.

Keep Calm And Cure On
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Hutsonville High School National Honor Society is raising money to help fight cancer this weekend.

LTC Hosting No Divas Tour
(Robinson, IL)  --  Lincoln Trail College is raising money for its men's basketball team with a concert and dinner tonight.

Lawrence County Working On Levee Law
(Lawrenceville, IL)  --  Lawrence County is trying to shore up their laws about trespassing on the levee on township roads east of Route 33.

Crash Injures One
(Robinson, IL)  --  One person was injured in a crash at the intersection by Walmart.

Police Arrest Man For Wheelchair Caper
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson Police Department arrested a man after he tried to take a wheelchair from Crawford Memorial Hospital.

LC Board Considers Levee Ordinance Change
(Lawrenceville Ill.)  --  The Lawrence County Board was asked to look at the ordinance regarding tresspassing on the levee on the township roads east of Illinois 33.
    

County Council Backs Coonrod
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Knox County's financial advisor Kurt Coonrod came before the Knox County Council Tuesday night to clarify a bill he'd sent to the county for just over 20 thousand dollars.
  

City Parks Board Takes Next Steps In Pool Construction
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes Parks Board has approved the next steps toward construction of a new Rainbow Beach.
   

Citizen Accuses RDC Financial Advisor of Conflict of Interest
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes Redevelopment Commission heard a citizen complaint about an alleged conflict of interest during this morning's R-D-C session.
     

RDC Levee Flood Wall Work
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Vincennes Utilities employee Hunter Pinnell told the Vincennes Redevelopment Commission about contracted work coming to the City Levee flood wall.
 

Gentry: Farbest ahead of schedule
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Farbest processing plant, and subsidiary milling facility, are both being constructed ahead of schedule at this time. 

Farbest water and sewer extensions opened
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Knox County Development Corporation received three bids on various parts of the water and sewer extension for the coming Farbest plant. 
   

CMH Rebranding Long Term Care Center
(Robinson, IL)  --  Crawford Memorial Hospital is rebranding its Long Term Care Center.

Carle Works Out Deal With Blue Cross Blue Shield
(Robinson, IL)  --  There's good news for people with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance.

CMH Trying To Simplify Bills
(Robinson, IL)  --  Crawford Memorial Hospital is trying to make it easier to understand your bill.

Organization Honoring Berty
(Effingham, IL)  --  Crawford County Development Association Executive Director Bob Berty is among the people that will be honored tonight by the East Central Illinois Development Corporation.

Oblong Flea Markets Kick Off This Weekend
(Oblong, IL)  --  Oblong will kick off its Market in the Park this weekend.

Lawmakers Upset Over Road Fund Diversions
(Springfield, IL)  --  Local lawmakers are expressing their outrage over the fact that state officials have diverted money from the state's road fund to pay for other projects.

Lane Restrictions Planned for Business 50 in Washington
State highway officials say temporary lane restrictions will be put into place this month on Business 50 in Washington.

VCSC teacher Janis Hert wins state honor
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Vincennes Community Schools educator Janis Hert has been named the Indiana Farm Bureau's Small and Rural School Association Teacher of the Year. 

USB takes bids under advisement
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes Utility Services Board took two sets of bids under advisement at its session yesterday.

Local Group wins back Wildwood
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Indiana Supreme Court  has upheld a Knox County Circuit Court ruling granting control of Camp Wildwood in Vincennes to Vincennes Girls, Incorporated.

CCSO Investigating Hutsonville Burglaries
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a series of burglaries in Hutsonville.

Local Students Recovering from ISTEP Glitch
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Area schools are still recovering from a computer problem that delayed the statewide ISTEP tests. 

Wabash River Falls Below Flood Stage In Hutsonville
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Wabash River in Hutsonville is back below flood stage.

City Looking At Deteriorating Apartment Buildings
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson City Council is looking to clean up some properties in town.

Hutsonville Home Considered Uninhabitable
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Hutsonville Village Board talked about the home at 108 Park Lane.

Robinson Considering Conditional Zoning
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson City Council voted to get more information together on the possibility of conditional zoning.

Jefferson Street Bridge Nearing Completion
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Jefferson Street Bridge project is getting closer to being finished.

Peace Officers Memorial Day
(Oblong, IL)  --  Today is Peace Officers Memorial Day. The day is to honor fallen police officers and their families.

CMH Board Meets Tonight
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Crawford Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees is meeting today.

Feds Indict 7 For Jasper County Meth Offenses
(Benton, IL)  --  Seven people have been indicted by a federal grand jury for methamphetamine offenses for a case in Jasper County.

Knox County Council considers wheel tax
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock came before the Knox County Council Tuesday to pitch a wheel tax.
   

KC Commissinoers declare local disaster emergency for flooding
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Knox County Commissioners have declared a local disaster emergency regarding the flooding that started on April 19th. 

ISP help put out landscape fire on Main Street
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Indiana State Police and Vincennes City officers helped extinguish a small fire in landscaping yesterday afternoon outside of Gardiner-Brockman Funeral Home. 
    

Spirit of 76 nominations being accepted
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes Fourth of July Committee will take nominations for the annual "Spirit of '76" Award. 

VPD arrest man for Rural King theft
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Vincennes City Police arrested a Washington man last night following a shoplifting incident at the Vincennes Rural King on Sixth Street.
 

Trashy properties on Bicknell City radar
(Bicknell Ind.)  --  Trashy properties were again the topic of conversation at Monday's Bicknell City Council meeting.
  

Damage Assessment Starts Monday in Knox Co.
Local, state and federal officials will begin conducting joint preliminary damage assessments for public assistance in Knox County starting Monday morning.

South Knox Summer Projects
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The South Knox School Board has approved around 85-thousand dollars in summer improvements.  
 

Lawrence County Arrests
(Lawrenceville Ill.)  --  The Lawrenceville Police Department arrested two people after a domestic situation Monday.
  

Accident Remains Under Investigation
(Oblong, IL)  --  Last night's accident that injured a teen from Oblong remains under investigation.

CCSO Arrests Man On Several Charges
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Crawford County Sheriff's Office arrested a Lawrenceville man last night.

CCSO Investigating One Car Accident
(Oblong, IL)  --  A man was injured in a one car accident near Oblong last night.

Busy Agenda For Robinson City Council
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson City Council has a busy agenda for tonight's meeting and much of what they'll do is related to the parks.

Community Plan On Hutsonville Agenda
(Hutsonville, IL)  --  The Hutsonville Village Board will hear about a community strategic plan today.

CCSO Investigating Several Cases
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a couple of cases.

Wet Fields Continue To Slow Corn Planting
(Robinson, IL)  --  Corn planting continues to be behind where it was a year ago. 

CCSO Makes Arrests
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Crawford County Sheriff's Office made a couple of arrests.

Board of Works approves request for private trash proposals
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes Board of Public Works has officially approved issuing a request for proposals for a possible privatization of trash collection in Vincennes.

Knox County farmer loses case before U-S Supreme Court
(Washington D.C.)  --  A Sandborn-area farmer has lost his fight over a patent in the U-S Supreme Court. 

John Sprague new Vincennes City Engineer
(Vincennes Ind.)  --   John Sprague was introduced lzst night as the new Vincennes City Engineer. 

Bicknell City Council's internal borrowing continues
(Bicknell Ind.)  --  The Bicknell City Council voted once again to borrow money internally to make payroll.
  

Vincennes City Council approves payments
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Vincennes City Council has approved additional appropriations on two pending financial issues concerning the City. 

Sheriff Morris calls for more manpower in area schools
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Knox County Sheriff Mike Morris is urging schools to take advantage of a recently-approved grant to improve school security. 

Vincennes City Council delays no-parking ordinance
The Vincennes City Council has delayed consideration of a no-parking ordinance on a small part of Fifth Street. 

Motorcycle Crash Sends 2 To Hospital
(Robinson, IL)  --  Two people went to the hospital after two motorcycles collided Saturday afternoon south of Oblong.

RPD Looking For Plant Thief
(Robinson, IL)  --  The Robinson Police Department is looking for a plant bandit.

National Police Week Begins
(Oblong, IL)  --  This week is National Police Week.

Texting And Driving Kills More Teens Than DUI
(Robinson, IL)  --  A new study shows that texting and driving is now deadlier for teens than drinking and driving.

Wabash River Nearing Flood Stage
(Undated)  --  The National Weather Service is hoping that the Wabash River will drop back below flood stage this week.

Local Gas Prices Near National Average
(Robinson, IL)  --  Local gas prices are well below the state average, but on par with the national average.

Helen Westall Trial Begins Today
(Lawrenceville, IL)  --  The niece of a Lawrenceville man who was stabbed to death in March of last year is scheduled to go on trial starting today. 

INDOT sealing project coming to U-S 41
(Oaktown Ind.)  --  INDOT crews will work on part of U-S 41 between Oaktown and Carlisle the next couple of months. 

Cannonball Bridge closes this week for repairs
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The Cannonball Bridge connecting Saint Francisville, Illinois and southern Knox County will be closed during daylight hours this week for repairs. 

School corporations work with new security grant
 (Indianapolis Ind.)  --  School corporations across Indiana are considering use of a state grant program to improve their school safety plans. 

Relay for LIfe enters final week of preparation
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  Officials with the Knox County Relay for Life are preparing for the this year's event starting this Saturday morning at Vincennes University.

City cleanup starts today in Vincennes
(Vincennes Ind.)  --  The City of Vincennes Annual Spring Clean-Up campaign starts today and runs through May 24th.

Westall murder trial enters Part Two
(Lawrenceville Ill.)  --  The niece of a Lawrenceville man who was stabbed to death in March of last year is scheduled to go on trial starting today.

Vietnam Veterans Salute June 8th & 9th
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 8th…AND…from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 9th…the Indiana Military Museum proudly presents a “Salute to the Veterans of Vietnam”.

OHS Baseball Fundrasier
(Oblong, IL)  --  The Oblong High School baseball team is raising money today.

Oblong FFA Plant Sale
(Oblong, IL)  --  The Oblong FFA is wrapping up its annual spring plant sale next week.

U of I Upcoming Programs
(Newton, IL)  --  The University of Illinois Extension is putting on a program Tuesday called All About Tomatoes: Strategies for Controlling Common Pests and Disorders.

Court House Misconduct Investigation
(Robinson, IL)  --  Sheriff Todd Liston is clearing up rumors of misconduct with security personnel at the Court House.