NEWTON AMERICAN LEGION BINGO NIGHT TOMORROW

(NEWTON) It’s another “Bingo Night” this Thursday night July 11, 2024 at the Newton American Legion Post 20 with the doors open at 4:30 and bingo at 6:00, plus pulled […]
QUEEN OF HEARTS DRAWING AT NEWTON AMERICAN LEGION THIS FRIDAY

(NEWTON) It’s another Queen of Hearts drawing this Friday night at 6:30 at the American Legion Post 20 in Newton, with tickets on sale up until draw time, and a […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD JULY 2024 MEETING RECAP

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met for less than a half hour this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the […]
IL DEPARTMENT OF AG ANNOUNCES REQUIRED TESTING TO MINIMIZE AVAIN INFLUENZA SPREAD

(SPRINGFIELD) In an effort to minimize the spread of avian influenza, the Illinois Department of Agriculture has announced an intrastate testing requirement for lactating dairy cattle participating in livestock exhibitions […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/10/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) Despite a recent ruling in June from the U.S. Supreme Court, dealing with a federal bribery statute, both federal prosecutors and defense attorneys say they will not seek to […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/10/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With anywhere from an inch up to two or three inches of rain in our downstate area over the past 48 hours, our sky will dry up today with […]
SEW NIFTY SISTERHOOD QUILT GUILD QUILT SHOW THIS WEEKEND IN FLORA

(FLORA) The Sew Nifty Sisterhood Quilt Guild, based in Flora, is preparing for its bi-annual Quilt Show & Quilt Raffle this weekend at the High School in Flora. The show […]
REGISTRATION UNTIL FRIDAY FOR RICHLAND COUNTY FALL KIDS MALL

(OLNEY) Registration is continuing, but only until Friday this week, for this year’s Fall Kids Mall of Richland County, a program for countywide families in need of clothing assistance and […]
STATE ROUTE 45 CLOSURE RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK

(EFFINGHAM) The District 7 IDOT Office in Effingham has announced that the scheduled closure of State Route 45, just north of the Routes 50/45 intersection, north of Flora, has been […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU RAINFALL REPORT

(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 […]