REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : accepted the $102,672 bid submitted by Fletcher Reinhardt for the Electric Line […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met in special session for a little over one hour last night in Olney. After hearing from several residents regarding the Athletic […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The unemployment rate in Illinois has risen to 5.2%, according to yesterday’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The state’s […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As another low pressure system approaches the Midwest, we’ll have a dry and warmer day on this Friday, although our next chance of showers and possible thunderstorms will roll […]
FOOD DRIVE / FARLEY GRANTS / SQUIRREL SOUNDS
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s every second Saturday in May that letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities, towns, and rural areas across America take part in the national Stamp Out Hunger Food […]
APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Agriculture says it will distribute more than $796,000 in federal funds over the next three years to expand access to locally grown produce and boost […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education has called a Special Meeting for this evening, starting at 5:00 in the Science Commons at Richland County High School in Olney. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(NORMAL) More than 300 Illinois State University employees are back on the job after ratifying a new five-year contract and ending a strike that began last month on April 8th. […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A high pressure ridge over the Midwest will give us plenty of sunshine on this Thursday, but still with below-normal temperatures for this time of the year. We’ll stay […]
NEW LAWYERS / GRANT FUNDS / SPECIAL MEETING
(MT. VERNON) Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to twelve (12) new lawyers today in the Fifth Judicial District, starting at 2:00 […]