REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS

(OLNEY/NEWTON) In meetings scheduled for this Thursday night : The Richland County School Board of Education has its regular monthly meeting for October tonight at Richland County High School in […]

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN OCTOBER

(NEWTON) The Newton-Jasper County Illinois Museum will celebrate its 65th anniversary this month with a special reception and ribbon cutting on Wednesday night, October 29th, from 5:00 to 7:00, at […]

FEED THE NEED CAMPUS FOOD DRIVE IN ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Community Colleges yesterday began its second annual “Feed the Need Campus Food Drive” which will run through December 1st, engaging campuses statewide in a friendly competition to […]

REGULAR MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met earlier this week on Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all but one of the Village’s bills, as presented : followed […]

SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN RICHLAND COUNTY

(OLNEY) The investigation continues into a single vehicle traffic crash that occurred at 11:00 this past Monday morning along Illinois Route 130 in Richland County. Authorities report 60 year old […]

STEPHEN RAY “STEVE” UTLEY

(NEWTON) A celebration of life service for Stephen Ray “Steve” Utley, age 74, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Friday evening, October 17, 2025, at 5:00, at the Plainfield Community […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more warm and dry weather on tap for this Thursday with a high pressure to our south still in control. However, that will change as two approaching storm […]

BOIL WATER ORDER FOR CLAY CITY

VILLAGE OF CLAY CITY WATER CUSTOMERS Effective 2:30 p.m. Wednesday October 15, 2025 BOIL ORDER IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR ALL OF VILLAGE OF CLAY CITY WATER CUSTOMERS […]

WATER MAIN BREAK / BOIL WATER ORDER

(NOBLE) The Village of Noble has announced a water main was hit earlier today along Higgin Switch Road, east and south of Noble, therefore once service is restored to the […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Corrections has started scanning the mail of prison inmates throughout the state, however lawmakers are not happy with the delays in the process as well […]