OLNEY ROTARY CLUB BRINGS BACK ‘OLNEY CLEAN & GREEN’

(OLNEY) The Olney Rotary Club is again sponsoring its “Olney Clean & Green” event, a city wide litter pickup campaign where volunteers take one or more of 66 designated routes […]
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO GIVE IMPUT ON AG TECH DEVELOPMENT

(BLOOMINGTON) An opportunity for farmers to give input into the development of new ag tech innovations, tailored to Midwestern farming challenges, is only weeks away. The 2nd annual AgTech Innovation […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/16/2025)

(SPRINGFIELD) Former lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced last Friday to 7.5 years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/16/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With our downstate area weekend rain totals coming in, they were very sporadic, with some spots getting heavy downpours with 2 to 3 inches of rain, and others with […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND (JUNE 13 – JUNE 15, 2025)

(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW is this Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale up until 3:55, and all open to the public. […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD JUNE 2025 REGULAR MEETING RECAP

The Richland County Board met in regular session last night in Olney, covering a full agenda of updates and approvals: The next Richland County Board meeting is scheduled for July […]
6 NEW OFFICERS ELECTED TO ILLINOIS STATE FFA CHAPTER

(SPRINGFIELD) On the final day of the 97th Illinois FFA State Convention in Springfield yesterday, more than 500 delegates from around the state cast their votes to elect six members […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/13/2025)

(CARBONDALE) The FBI is looking for suspects after a federal building in Carbondale was defaced earlier this week on Tuesday. Authorities say the incident occurred when a group gathered outside […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/13/2025
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the upper level low pressure moves over the Midwest today, we’ll have on-and-off rain chances through tonight with more scattered rain tomorrow morning followed by maybe some dry […]
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CARS RETURN TO RED HILL RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND HONORING LEVI JONES

For the first time in 20 years, the USAC National Sprint Cars are making their return to Red Hill Raceway, just south of Sumner, this Friday night. Drivers will battle […]