REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education met last night in Newton for its regular monthly meeting in March. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a high pressure ridge in the lower Mississippi River Valley and a surface low pressure system far to our north/northwest in southeast Quebec, we’re squeezed in the middle […]
CHANCES TO GET OUT AND GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]
REGISTRATION IS NOW UNDERWAY
(BLOOMINGTON) Applications are now being accepted this year’s Young Leader Ag Industry Tour, which is set for July 13th through 19th, to Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. While northern New […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America have filed suit in the Southern District of Illinois over the state’s prohibition of open and concealed public carry of […]
SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS/NIGHTS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : All the meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the strong storm system moved through our downstate area last night, we had real sporadic rainfall totals, but very consistent strong winds and dangerous lightning. We’ll have a […]
FARM EQUIPMENT SALES DOWN
(CHAMPAIGN) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ February Tractor and Combine Report, released this past Tuesday, shows softness remains in the market to start 2026. Total farm tractor sales in the […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A proposed bill in the Illinois General Assembly is taking aim on handguns that can be modified for automatic fire, although gun rights advocates are opposed to the legislation, […]
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS DATE
(STE. MARIE) The Ste. Marie American Legion Post 932 will host its annual B.B. Gun Meat Shoot later this month on Sunday, March 29th, in Ste. Marie. With sign up […]