REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in May last night in Olney. The Board : approved the April financial report with the […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Bass Fishing yesterday – there were 20 boats and 40 fishermen at the Clinton Lake Sectional with the top ten teams advancing to the State Tournament next weekend […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Baseball yesterday – Olney finished up its regular season schedule with a win at Salem, 13-3 Brody Redman was the winning pitcher Nolen Seals led Olney […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – here’s some downstate area regional results CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Casey-Westfield beat Altamont, 10-1 Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg beat Cumberland, 10-2 CLASS 1A SEMI-FINAL GAMES Lawrenceville […]
USDA BEGINS NEW ONLINE PORTAL FOR FAMERS
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and governments, under the Agricultural Foreign Investment […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting this past Tuesday night and here’s a report from the unofficial minutes from the meeting. The Council : approved […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged last month, at 5.1%, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With no major storm systems expected to impact our downstate area over the next several days and nights, the severe weather risk will remain low, and the chances of […]
MONTHLY MEETING HELD EARLIER THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees had its regular monthly meeting for May earlier this week at Lincoln Trail College, northeast of Robinson. The Board : approved […]
NOTES FOR MEMORIAL DAY 2026
(OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE) A reminder that most all city and village halls in the area will be closed next Monday, in observance of Memorial Day 2026. After normal office hours tomorrow, the […]