LOCAL BLOOD DRIVES (11/15/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a statewide Emergency Appeal for Blood in place, the American Red Cross as asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity. In […]
ANNUAL SRO COAT ROUNDUP
(OLNEY) The Third Annual SRO Coat Roundup began yesterday and will continue through mid-December, collecting coats for those in grades K-5 and sweatshirts for those in grade 6-12. Plus, new […]
JASPER COUNTY HCE TOYS FOR KIDS
(NEWTON) The Jasper County HCE is organizing for this year’s Toys for Kids Program for Jasper County youth, ages zero to 13 years old or for those up through the […]
OLNEY CHRISTMAS PARADE ENTRIES
(OLNEY) Only a few days remain to place an entry in this year’s Annual Olney Christmas Parade, scheduled for Saturday, November 25th. The parade entries are being accepted now until […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (11/14/2023)
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in November last night in Olney. The Board : approved the financial report for October with […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING (11/13/2023)
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met for a regular bi-monthly meeting this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : discussed the Fiscal […]
FARM NEWS DISCUSSION (11/15/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) According to the most recent AgLetter, Midwest farmland values in the third quarter of 2023 were 5% higher than a year ago. Values for “good” agricultural land in the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/15/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois is one of a dozen states in the nation that are at risk of eliminating or scaling back programs when the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus package ends in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION (11/15/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more mild weather and plenty of sunshine on tap for this mid-November “hump day” with some weather changes in the near future. After another dry and pleasant day […]
ROBERT LEE “BOB” KOEHLER
(Flora) A committal ceremony for Robert Lee “Bob” Koehler, age 79 of Flora, will be held Saturday Afternoon December 2, 2023 at 1:00pm at the Elmwood Cemetery in Flora with […]