NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A State House Appropriations Subcommittee heard testimony yesterday on a pair of bills proposed to fund the after-school programs of community schools across the state. This comes after the schools’ part […]
SPECIAL AUDUBON PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The local chapter of the Audubon Society is hosting master naturalist Robert Shelby this coming Monday evening (3/23/26) from 4:00 to 5:00 at the Olney Public Library. Mr. Shelby […]
2026 IBA PRODUCER AWARDS
(SPRINGFIELD) Nominations will close soon for the coveted Illinois Beef Association’s (IBA) 2026 producer awards program, which for the past 50 years has awarded beef producers in an effort to […]
ACE SURVEILLANCE RESULTS IN TWO CHARGES
(EFFINGHAM) Illinois State Police Zone 8 has announced recent results of regional Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) surveillance at various establishments in Marion and Clinton Counties last week. The detail was […]
NOTE TO CITY OF OLNEY WATER CUSTOMERS
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s distribution system this coming Monday (3/23/26) from combined chlorine to free chlorine. While this temporary […]
DISTRICTWIDE “DAY OF GIVING” THIS MONTH
(OLNEY) The IECC District has announced it will host its first-ever coordinated “Day of Giving” on Tuesday, March 31st, bringing together the four campuses in Olney, Fairfield, Mt. Carmel, and […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more dry weather conditions on tap for this Thursday with a high pressure ridge controlling our Midwestern weather, along with a warm front hanging along the Illinois/Missouri border. As we continue to get […]