Preliminary reports are that there has been a one vehicle wreck, occurring at approximately 10:30 p.m. (May 13, 2013) east of Oblong with an amputation involved. It was reported that they found the missing appendage, being an arm, in a nearby field.
Old York on the county line suffered massive flooding with water reaching into homes, the top of road signs, the bottom of mail boxes and over the axles of several vehicles which couldn’t be moved fast enough.
CRAWFORD CO.—The death of a motorcyclist shut down Illinois Route 1 north of Robinson on Friday, April 26, 2013, but it’s only lead to a misdemeanor DUI-drugs count for the local woman who was behind the wheel of the van that the cycle struck.
ROBINSON— Authorities are asking the public’s help in catching an arsonist who has torched two structures, one near Heathsville and another near Flat Rock.
CRAWFORD CO.—A Robinson man has been charged with Aggravated Battery.
CRAWFORD CO.—The April 25 meeting of the Crawford County board took a little different turn from previous meetings, as social networking made its impact on matters raised for discussion.
Reports of a collision involving at least one motorcycle in the Oblong area of Crawford County have been confirmed by sheriff’s department officials.
Residents in the Flat Rock area were without power overnight (Sunday, May 5, 2013) after a sparking power line was observed on Illinois Route 1.
The woman behind the wheel of a van-motorcycle accident last Friday has been charged with DUI-drugs in Crawford County.
We were hoping that with the water levels falling up in Old York yesterday, Hutsonville might not be far behind, but apparently that’s not the case.
