COST OF A SUMMER COOKOUT UP 5%
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(BLOOMINGTON) The cost of a summer cookout continues to climb with inflation and still supply chain disruptions driving grocery store prices. The American Farm Bureau’s annual marketbasket survey reports an […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/24/2024)
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(SPRINGFIELD) A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court about a federal bribery statute is expected to impact the high profile trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Charged with […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/27/2024)
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(OLNEY/NEWTON) With the weak cold front moving through Illinois yesterday, there were some light amounts of rain in our downstate area, averaging under a half inch. And after some patchy […]
JASPER COUNTY FAIR’S NEW MISS PRE-TEEN
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(NEWTON) At the Jasper County Fair this past Sunday night during the Queen Pageants, there were eleven young ladies in the 2024 Pre-Teen event. Congratulations to Lillian Ulm, the 10 […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD JUNE MEETING RECAP (06/26/2024)
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(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : followed the recommendation of its […]
NASS AND NRCS CONDUCTING THE 2024 CONSERVATION PRACTICE MOTIVATIONS SURVEY
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(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are teaming up this summer to conduct the 2024 Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations Survey (CPAMS) […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/26/2024)
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(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation yesterday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development. The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/26/2024)
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(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a cold front approaching our downstate area, the showers and thunderstorms yesterday through last night dropped anywhere from one to three inches of rain on average. There’s still […]
OLNEY TIGERSHARKS POINT TOTALS FROM SATURDAY
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(OLNEY) In Summer Swimming from Saturday – The Olney Tigersharks won their nine-team Olney Invitational at the MAC, here’s the Tigershark’s top swimmers with their individual point totals from Saturday. […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY RAINFALL REPORT
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(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week, with the reporting period ending at 8:00 yesterday (Monday) morning, the county’s highest total of rain […]