Illinois Lawmakers Approve Bill Revamping Sex Education
 State lawmakers are voting to revamp sex education in the 6th through the 12th grades in Illinois.
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Bill Raising Illinois' Highway Speed Limit to 70 MPH sent to the Governor
 Illinois lawmakers are sending the governor a bill raising the interstate speed limit.
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Princeton: Woman Shot To Death Following Son's Graduation
 A Princeton man is facing a preliminary charge of Murder following the shooting death of a woman in the parking lot of a Princeton restaurant Wednesday afternoon.
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State Police Warn of Tornado Relief Scammers
 Indiana State Police say be aware of tornado relief scammers.
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Red Skelton Museum Receives Backing from Old National Bank
 Vincennes University says plans to open the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy on July 18th received a major boost Wednesday with the announcement of a $65,000 contribution from the Old National Bank Foundation.
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CCSO Still Investigating Suspicious Fires
 (Robinson, IL) -- Sheriff Todd Liston says they're still working to solve a series of suspicious fires in Crawford County.
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Unit 2 Details Extra Curricular Cost Savings Plan
 (Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Unit Two School District has released the details on its extra curricular cost savings plan.
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Area Red Cross officials on standby to go to Oklahoma
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Area Red Cross officials remain on standby to help tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.
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Portion Of Park Shut Down After Suicide
A portion of Wesselman Park was closed to the public by police for about 2 hours Tuesday due to a suicide. Just after noon on Tuesday, police were called to the north end of the park after someone on the neighboring golf course heard a shot and discovered the body. (MORE)
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Planting Numbers Improving
Recent warm, sunny weather allowed farmers to make progress last week. The latest crop report says 64 percent of the Indiana corn crop was planted by Sunday. That's up from 30 percent last week. The same report says only 36 percent of the crop is planted in southern Indiana because of wet ground. 30 percent of Indiana's planned soybean acreage is planted (MORE)
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Posey Commissioners Still Hopeful
Posey County officials remain committed to bringing in the proposed fertilizer plant after the state pulled its support. County Commissioners say they're still talking with Midwest Fertilizer about bringing the plant and the related jobs to the area. In their first meeting since state incentives were pulled from the project, the Posey County Commission announced they are not giving up
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Unit 2 Raising Money For Shrums Today
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Unit Two School District is going to raise money for one of its students today that was badly burned over the weekend.
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Website Setup For Citronella Candle Explosion Victims
 (Robinson, IL) -- The Shrum family has set up a website to help people stay up to date on how the family is recovering from this weekend's incident.
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WES To Get New Roof
(Robinson, IL) -- Washington Elementary School is getting a new roof.
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Farmers Make Progress With Planting
 (Robinson, IL) -- Farmers had better weather last week and Illinois State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener says they took full advantage of the weather.
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Disaster Ministry Helps Tornado Victims
 (Vincennes, IN) -- Within hours of the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma, a Vincennes group began planning a relief trip.
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Library Board hears restoration proposal for youth department
(Vincennes Ind.) -- A his toric preservationist presented a plan yesterday to restore the youth section of the Knox County Public Library to its original 1919 layout.
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NK celebrates marked score increase
 (Bicknell Ind.) -- North Knox High School students showed significant improvement in their End of Course Assessment tests this year.
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June tenth closing set for State Road 61
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Indiana Department of Transportation has set June tenth as its official closing date to allow repair of two sections of State Road 61.
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Slight price rise in lunches approved
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Some prices will rise and some will go down when school starts back up in August.
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Two news middle school administrators named
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Two Vincennes Community Schools educators have been named to posts at Clark Middle School.
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Three property assessments approved by County BZA
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved three building-related requests at their session last night at the Knox County Courthouse.
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Daviess Co. Intersection to Close for Drainage Pipe Replacements
.png) The Indiana Department of Transportation will be replacing two drainage pipes in northern Daviess County next week.
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Holiday World Conducting Online Auction for Oklahoma Tornado Relief
 A collection of memorabilia from southern Indiana’s Holiday World theme park will be auctioned off to raise money for victims of Monday’s deadly Oklahoma tornado.
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Memorial Day Fraud Aimed at Military Personnel
 Memorial Day is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have died in war.
But sadly, it has also become a key opportunity for fraudsters to target those who are serving or have served their nation, especially elderly veterans.
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State Road 61 Closing in Knox County
State highway officials say State Road 61 will be closing in Knox County starting in June for two construction projects.
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Helping His Hands Takes Relief to Victims of Oklahoma Tornado
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Within hours of the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma, a Vincennes group began planning a relief trip.
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Wagon Of Flowers Stolen
 (Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Police Department is looking for a flower thief.
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CCSO Makes Drug Paraphernalia Arrest
(Robinson, IL) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman last night.
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Unit 2 Approves Extra Curricular Cost Savings Plan
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Unit Two School Board approved an extra curricular cost savings plan last night.
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Palestine Administrators Taking On More Tasks
 (Palestine, IL) -- The Palestine Unit Three School Board is redefining the roles of its administrators.
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Unit 1 Gets Budget Update
 (Hutsonville, IL) -- The Hutsonville Unit One School Board talked money last night.
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Oblong Approves Contract With Teachers
 (Oblong, IL) -- The Oblong Unit Four School Board approved a contract last night.
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No Injuries In School Bus Accident
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Police Department says nobody was injured in an minor accident involving a school bus yesterday.
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IECC Board Meets Tonight
 (Fairfield, IL) -- The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees have a relatively light agenda for tonight's meeting.
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Commissioners accept bids to tear down Hillcrest Building
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- With demolition of the Hillcrest Building an approved issue, the Knox County Commissioners began the process to make it happen.
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Kiwanis looking for votes for new playground
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Vincennes Kiwanis Clubs is seeking votes as part of its entry in the "Make a Difference through Play" contest.
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Franklin Elementary presents check to VCSC
(Vincennes Ind.) -- Members of the Franklin Elementary PTO presented a check for $11,497 dollars to the Vincennes Community School Board to help pay for an enclosed walkway between the two buildings at the school.
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VCSC to provide free lunches this summer
(Vincennes Ind.) -- Children under 18 will be able to eat free lunches this summer at a number of Vincennes Community School buildings.
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VHA preparing for more federal cuts
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Vincennes Housing Authority is preparing itself for more federal cuts to its budget in the coming years.
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City of Vincennes continues the waiting game on the levee
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The City of Vincennes is still waiting for the finalized list of mandated repairs on the City Levee.
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First class preparing for V-U Toyota partnership
 (Princeton Ind.) -- .May 30th is the first day for students to register for the first Toyota Advanced Manufacturing Technician program.
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County Highway authorities seek consolidated salt facility
(Vincennes Ind.) -- County Highway Superintendent Ron Cardinal made a presentation at Monday's meeting of the Knox County Commissioners.
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Washington Memorial Day Closings
 All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Monday, May 27h in observance of Memorial Day.
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Authorities Invstigating Citronella Candle Explosion
 (Robinson, IL) -- Authorities are still trying to find out what caused a citronella candle to explode Saturday night at 501 East Pine.
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Schools Planning Hat Day To Help Shrums
(Robinson, IL) -- Schools are going to raise money for the Shrum family Wednesday.
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CCSO Investigating Oil Dumping
(Robinson, IL) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where oil was dumped into a creek.
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RPD Arrests Woman After She Hits Culvert
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Police Department arrested a woman late Friday night after she hit a culvert.
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Two Severely Burned In Citronella Candle Explosion
 (Robinson, IL) -- Two people were seriously burned after a freak accident with a citronella candle Saturday night.
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Unit 2 Getting Ready For Next School Year
(Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson Unit Two School Board will start the process of getting ready for the next school year tonight.
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Unit 4 Holding Bond Hearing
(Oblong, IL) -- The Oblong Unit Four School Board will hold a public hearing on bonds tonight.
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Unit 3 Paying Back Loans
(Palestine, IL) -- The Palestine Unit Three School Board will talk money tonight.
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Unit 1 Dealing With Money Matters
(Hutsonville, IL) -- The Hutsonville Unit One School Board has money on the agenda for tonight's meeting.
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Community Center Committee Meets
 (Robinson, IL) -- A Robinson City Council committee is meeting this afternoon.
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Refinery Woes Push Up Price At The Pump
 (Undated) -- Gas prices are up across the country, thanks to trouble at refineries both along the West Coast and in the Midwest.
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Flood damage assessments start today in Knox County
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Local, state and federal officials will begin conducting joint preliminary damage assessments for public assistance in Knox County starting this morning.
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Community group starts process to restore Camp Wildwood
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- A community coalition is starting the process to repair facilities in the previously locked-down Camp Wildwood in Vincennes.
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Vincennes Parks starts summer swimming education campaign
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Vincennes Parks Department plans to start a campaign this summer to educate the public on summer swimming safety tips.
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Relay for Life finds a home at V-U
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- Officials with the Knox County Relay for Life plan to continue using Vincennes University as its home base for its events.
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Quinn Pushed For Disaster Declaration in Crawford County
 (Robinson, IL) -- Governor Pat Quinn thinks Crawford County should be declared a federal disaster area.
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Sign Up For Reverse 911
 (Robinson, IL) -- Authorities say you can still sign up to get community alerts on your phone.
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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.
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Hutsonville Is Cleaning Up
 (Hutsonville, IL) -- The Village of Hutsonville is cleaning up some junk Monday.
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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.
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Lawrence County Losing River Gauges
 (Lawrenceville, IL) -- Lawrence County may be losing their river gauges due to funding issues.
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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.
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RPD Arrests Sex Offender Near School
 (Robinson, IL) -- A registered child sex offender was arrested after an incident in Washington Park yesterday afternoon.
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CCSO Arrests Man For Disorderly Conduct
(Robinson, IL) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office arrested a rural Flat Rock man early this morning.
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KCDC meeting (5/17)
 (Vincennes Ind.) -- The Knox County Development Corporation received three bids on various parts of the water and sewer extension for the coming Farbest plant.
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Berty Given Lifetime Achievement Award
 (Effingham, IL) -- The East Central Illinois Development Corporation honored Crawford County Development Association Executive Director Bob Berty last night.
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Hog Barn Fire Under Investigation
(Palestine, IL) -- Four fire departments were called to a fire at a hog barn late last night.
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High School Graduations Begin
 (Oblong, IL) -- Oblong High School will send off the Class of 2013 tonight.
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CMH Getting Bids For Oblong Clinic
 (Oblong, IL) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is moving forward with its Oblong Clinic project.
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Robinson City Park Preparing For Summer
 (Robinson, IL) -- The Robinson City Park is getting ready for the summer season.
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Keep Calm And Cure On
 (Hutsonville, IL) -- The Hutsonville High School National Honor Society is raising money to help fight cancer this weekend.
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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.
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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.
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Crash Injures One
 (Robinson, IL) -- One person was injured in a crash at the intersection by Walmart.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CMH Rebranding Long Term Care Center
 (Robinson, IL) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is rebranding its Long Term Care Center.
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Carle Works Out Deal With Blue Cross Blue Shield
 (Robinson, IL) -- There's good news for people with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance.
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CMH Trying To Simplify Bills
 (Robinson, IL) -- Crawford Memorial Hospital is trying to make it easier to understand your bill.
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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.
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Oblong Flea Markets Kick Off This Weekend
(Oblong, IL) -- Oblong will kick off its Market in the Park this weekend.
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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.
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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”.
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OHS Baseball Fundrasier
 (Oblong, IL) -- The Oblong High School baseball team is raising money today.
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Oblong FFA Plant Sale
 (Oblong, IL) -- The Oblong FFA is wrapping up its annual spring plant sale next week.
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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.
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Court House Misconduct Investigation
 (Robinson, IL) -- Sheriff Todd Liston is clearing up rumors of misconduct with security personnel at the Court House.
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