LOCAL MEETINGS SET FOR MONDAY NIGHT (8/11/25)
(OLNEY/NOBLE) In meetings coming up the first of next week, on Monday evening : The Olney City Council and Richland County Board will hold a special joint meeting Monday evening […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL 8/5/25 MEETING
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session this past Tuesday night. The Council : approved the $231,224 bid from J.B. Esker & Sons for the Pickleball Courts to […]
LOCAL SEASON OPENERS
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –the St. Joe Wildcats opened up their season with a road victorySt. Joe defeated Geff, 23-0winning pitcher : Gus Kocher threw a three inning […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Seasonably hot and humid conditions are in the forecast for today and the weekend ahead, while a slow-moving cold front will keep most rain and thunderstorm activity to our […]
NANCY ANN (STANFORD) TRAVIS
(FLORA) The celebration of life for Nancy Ann (Stanford) Travis, age 82, of Flora, will be held Saturday morning, August 16, 2025, at 11:00, at the Flora First Methodist Church. […]
2025 FARM PROGRESS SHOW THIS MONTH
(DECATUR) The 2025 Farm Progress Show is preparing to return to Illinois this summer, set for August 26th through 28th, a Tuesday through Thursday, from 8:00 to 4:00, each day. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Fair is underway in Springfield as the gates opened at 7:00 this morning. Today is County Fair and Horse Racing Day on the fairgrounds with more […]
GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE TO NEW TEACHERS
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is offering new teachers in our downstate area grant funds for their classrooms. Applications are now being accepted for the Central Illinois Rural Teacher […]
CLAY COUNTY TRAFFIC DEATH
(FLORA) The investigation is continuing into a two vehicle traffic crash that occurred at 5:34 this past Monday evening to the area just north of Coon Creek Road on the […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While we’ll have another partly to mostly sunny sky today, a shortwave weather system over upstate Illinois could slip southward and give us a stray shower or pop up […]