SUMMER CAMPS COMING TO OLNEY CENTRAL
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is inviting area students of all ages to explore new interests and develop hands-on skills through its upcoming Ignite Curiosity Summer Camps. Registration is now underway […]
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 […]
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 […]
NASS JUNE AG SURVEY COMING UP
(SPRINGFIELD) During the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June agricultural survey by contacting over 90,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order to establish a new Aging Commission to help guide and implement the state’s new ten-year blueprint to address the needs of older adults in […]