USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s (8/18/25) USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature last week was 79.1 degrees, 5.4 degrees above normal. Illinois’ precipitation averaged 0.91 inches last week, just […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board held it regular monthly meeting for August last night (8/18/25) in Newton. The Board : Approved the payment of all bills as presented Discussed […]
KURT TEVAULT
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Kurt Tevault, age 60, of Newton, will be held Saturday morning, August 23, 2025, at 11:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton, with […]
SHARON KAY NEUNLIST
(WEST SALEM) There will be no formal funeral services for Sharon Kay Neunlist, age 80, of West Salem. The Ingram Meridith Funeral Home of Albion is assisting the family. For […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s one more day of high heat and humidity in store for our downstate area with a Heat Advisory in place for all of our listening and coverage area […]
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball from Saturday –Olney St. Joe beat Red Hill, 12-0winning pitcher : Kolsyn Erwin struck out 5 in 4 innings of worktop hitters : Erwin led […]
SATURDAY ACTION ON THE LINKS
(EFFINGHAM) in Boys High School Golf from Saturday – there were sixteen teams that competed in the St. Anthony Invitationalthe host Bulldogs beat out second place Effingham for the victory, […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker signed 267 bills into law late last Friday with two bills being vetoed, including one that Democrats say would have allowed extremist groups to exploit a […]
LOCAL / AREA MEETINGS THIS WEEK
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : The Jasper County School Board has its regular monthly meeting for August tonight at the District Offices in Newton, beginning at 6:30. […]
AREA BLOOD DRIVES THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Monday at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Ste. […]