JUNIOR HIGH SOFTBALL IS BACK!

(NEWTON) In Junior High Softball yesterday – The Junior Lady Eagles outhit the host Lady Mustangs, 6 to 4. The Junior Lady Eagles will be back in action at home […]

JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL IS BACK!

(OLNEY) In Junior High Baseball yesterday – The Wildcats are back in action next Tuesday afternoon, St. Joe will host Iuka at the ball diamond in Noble.

“WHAT’S HAPPENING” THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) The Olney VFW will have its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. The jackpot is now up to $7,401 if […]

NEWTON CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 6, 2024 MEETING UPDATE

(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session this past Tuesday night. The Council : accepted two resignations from the Newton Police Department – from Chief Riley Britton effective […]

RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD AUGUST MEETING RECAP

(OLNEY) The Richland County Board met for its August monthly meeting last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payment of claims for July worth $381,785 – which included […]

NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK IN AMERICA

(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA reports there are 290 officially certified farmers markets in Illinois, ranging from Carbondale to Bloomington and the Chicagoland area, however there are far more smaller farmers markets […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/09/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) The Liberty Justice Center has filed a First Amendment lawsuit to challenge a recently enacted Illinois law that would prohibit companies from holding mandatory meetings where “religious or political […]

FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (08/09/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the second dry cold front moved across our downstate area last night, we’ll continue with our below normal temperatures as we wrap up this first full week in […]