‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND (04/04/2025-04/06/2025)
FRIDAY EVENTS – April 4th OLNEY – Knights of Columbus Fish Fry CLAREMONT – Fire Dept Fish Fry (Lunch & Dinner) FLORA – “Cactus Pass” Play at the Nostalgia Theater […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL MARCH 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Newton City Council held its regular session this past Tuesday night, addressing various city matters: Next Meeting: April 15, 2025.
APRIL 1, 2025 RICHLAND COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELECTION UPDATE
(OLNEY) It’s now pretty much official, that City of Olney Mayor Mark Lambird has been re-elected for another term. While Mayor Lambird had a 238 vote lead over challenger Morgan […]
FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM TO SERVE MILK VARIETIES IS BACK IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Legislation that would allow schools that participate in the federal school lunch program to serve whole and 2% milk is resurfacing in the House and Senate in Washington, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/04/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) There’s another push to expand nuclear energy in Illinois as State Senate Republicans have introduced Senate Bill 1527 that would allow for the expansion of nuclear power beyond small […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/04/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Flood Watch in effect for our entire listening area from now until Sunday morning, we’ll have more clouds today and after some dry conditions this morning, it’s […]
OLNEY TIGERS SOCCER RECAP FROM MONDAY MARCH 31, 2025
Olney Tigers Defeat Charleston, 6-3 Next Match: Olney hosts Newton next Tuesday.
RICHLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS TOURS RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER
(OLNEY) Due to last evening’s nasty weather, the Richland County School District cancelled it’s first scheduled public tour of the Richland County High School athletic fields and has now announced […]
MAIN STREET INTERSECTIONS IN OLNEY SET TO REOPEN
(OLNEY) The City of Olney is also announcing that starting today, weather permitting, on this Thursday, the downtown intersection of Main Street and Fair Street is back open to traffic, […]
LOCAL FARMERS COMMITTED TO CURRENT CROP ROTATIONS AND DON’T PLAN ON CHANGING THEM
(SPRINGFIELD) While commodity price trends suggest an increase in corn planting intentions, farmers around the nation mostly remain committed to their crop rotations, promoting agronomic stability over market fluctuations and […]