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 […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/03/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker and a 70-person delegation of state officials and private sector citizens concluded their trade mission to Mexico City yesterday. Officials say the trip was an effort […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION AND RECENT SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE (04/03/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With last night’s storms dropping one to three inches of rain on average here in our downstate area, an approaching cold front will move across Illinois by later tonight […]
STEVEN RAY GRIFFITH
(NEWTON) The Internment of Ashes with full Military rites for Retired U.S. Navy Veteran Steven Ray Griffith, age 75 of Alamogordo, New Mexico, raised in Newton, will be held Sunday […]
SUE MARLENE HARRIS
(WILLOW HILL) The funeral service for Sue Marlene Harris, age 73 of Willow Hill, will be held Saturday afternoon April 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm at the Meyer Funeral Home […]