ILLINOIS WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS REPORT

(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there was an average of just over 6 full days of field work around the state as the 2025 fall harvest made […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented, including various payments for the Main Street Storm […]
DENSE FOG ADVISORY

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Lincoln IL219 AM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025 Richland-Jasper-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Clay-Crawford-Lawrence-Edwards-Wayne-Wabash-White-Hamilton Including the cities of Paris, Flora, Marshall, Lawrenceville,Effingham, Greenup, Olney, Newton, Robinson, Albion, Mt. Carmel […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After areas of dense fog lift later this morning, we’ll have a mostly cloudy and dry sky on tap for this Tuesday with more rain and possibly thunderstorm chances […]
NOW AVAILABLE IN RICHLAND COUNTY

(OLNEY) The Richland County Health Office in Olney will have its next walk-in “flu shot clinic” this Wednesday, from 8:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 1:00 to 5:00 […]
UPCOMING AREA BLOOD DRIVES THIS WEEK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity in order to help replenish very low levels of […]
FALL FERTILIZER COSTS ARE MIXED SO FAR

(CHAMPAIGN) Fertilizer costs continue to challenge farmers and their crop budgets in Illinois. Most all fertilizer companies agree that with phosphate and nitrogen prices going up heading into the fall […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(CHICAGO) The state of Illinois will be defending its gun and ammunition magazine ban today in front of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago. The 2023 law […]
ON THE MEETING SCHEDULE

(OLNEY/NEWTON) In meetings coming up this week : The Olney City Council meets Monday night at the Olney City Hall, starting at 6:00 The Jasper County School Board meets Monday […]
NEXT THEATER PRODUCTION AT OCC

(OLNEY) Auditions are tonight and tomorrow night for the next Olney Central College Theater production, “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Starting at 6:00 each night at the Dr. John D. […]