NEWTON CITY COUNCIL BI MONTHLY MEETING RECAP – MARCH 4, 2025

The Newton City Council held its regular bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday night, addressing several key city matters. Meeting Highlights: Next Meeting: March 18, 2025
LOCAL FARM EXTENSION UNITS HOSTING CULTIVATING CONVERSATIONS

(LAWRENCEVILLE) The local Extension Illinois Unit for the counties of Richland, Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, and Wayne will host a special Cultivating Conversations : Preventing Soil Loss on Your Farm program […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/06/2025)

(SPRINGFIELD) Lawmakers’ projections for revenues in the coming year are not as high as Governor J.B. Pritzker’s, therefore raising questions about how much money will be on hand during this […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/06/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the strong frontal system that dropped an average of nearly one inch of rain over the past 36 hours is now out of Illinois, a secondary low will […]
MIDDLE SCHOOL LADY CUBS VOLLEYBALL MATCH SCORES – MARCH 4, 2025

The Middle School Lady Cubs faced Mt. Carmel at home last night but came up short in all three matches. 8th Grade (Varsity) 7th Grade (Junior Varsity) 6th Grade Next […]
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI FINAL RESULTS AND UPCOMING MATCHES

Sectional Semi-Final Results – Last Night Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Class 4A Upcoming Sectional Semi-Finals – Tonight Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Looking Ahead
MENS/WOMENS JUCO BASKETBALL RECAP – MARCH 5, 2025

Women’s Basketball – OCC Wins at Rend Lake The OCC Lady Knights wrapped up their regular season with a hard-fought 53-49 road victory over Rend Lake in a game that […]
NEWTON SITE NOAA RADIO CURRENTLY ON LOW POWER – LOCAL ALTERNATES

The National Weather Service (NWS) has announced that its NOAA Weather Radio site in Newton (KXI-48) on 162.450 MHz is currently running on low power. Alternate NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters: […]
OCC INSTALLS NESTING BOXES TO BOOST WHITE SQUIRREL POPULATION

(OLNEY) Olney Central College has announced that it is now taking measures to ensure the campus’ white squirrel population continues to thrive by installing several nesting boxes near the Applied […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

(OLNEY) The Richland County Senior Center has announced that it is in need of volunteer food delivery drivers for its in-town routes. Those who would like to help out must […]