WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/03/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front approaches our downstate area today, we’ll have plenty of clouds with a chance of mid-to-late afternoon showers or storms, but as the frontal system stalls […]
USAC SPRINT CARS RETURNING TO RED HILL RACEWAY
(SUMNER) In Dirt Track Car Racing news – USAC Sprint Cars return to the Red Hill Raceway south of Sumner tonight night, after 26 years, since 1998, it’s Sprint Car […]
OCC THEATER SHOWING “BARBIE” TONIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney Central College Theater will tonight continue to host its series of Free Movie Nights every Tuesday night in July. Starting at 7:00 this Tuesday night, the featured […]
4TH OF JULY HERITAGE HOUSE ICE CREAM SOCIAL
(OLNEY) Speaking of Thursday, all are invited to the Fourth of July Heritage House Ice Cream Social in Olney. Running from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon, the rain or […]
IN AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT
(NEWTON) There’s one regularly scheduled meeting on tap tonight. The Newton City Council meets tonight at the Newton City Hall, beginning at 6:00. The meeting is open to the public, […]
CITY/VILLAGE CLOSURES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
(OLNEY) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed this coming Thursday in observance of Independence Day 2024 with most all of them reopening with normal […]
LAST WEEK’S RC 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 […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR JASPER AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES
(NEWTON/LAWRENCEVILLE) The Maxine E. Spitler Foundation has awarded fourteen (14) local organizations with grant funds to provide activities for youth or sponsor projects that care for domestic and wild animals. […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork around Illinois last week on average. The state’s average temperature was 76.1 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/02/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills yesterday that touch on several issues. Here’s a look a just a handful of the new laws signed into effect Monday : […]