(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 to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand. Here's the list of area and regional blood drives for the next week or so. Tuesday (5/12/26) at the Central Christian Church in Lawrenceville from 2:00 to 6:00 Tuesday (5/12/26) at […]
(OLNEY) in local and area meetings coming up this week the Noble Village Board meets tonight at 7:00 at the Village Hall in Noble the Olney City Council meets tonight at 6:00 at the Olney City Hall IECC Board has a special meeting today at noon at the Colyer Coffee House in Albion All meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
(SPRINGFIELD) Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry decreased nationwide in April as only 62,000 birds were impacted by HPAI, which is down significantly from 11.4 million birds from the month before in February, according to the USDA. While HPAI cases historically rise during wild bird migration in the spring, usually March through May, and again during fall migration, there have been only six cases of HPAI in […]
(CHICAGO) The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a case involving an Illinois law banning electronic processing fees on taxes and tips to district court, citing the federal Comptroller of the Currency’s order issued last month to prevent the law from taking effect July 1st, as scheduled. The appellate court said the district court should address briefs filed by plaintiffs and the Comptroller of the Currency in favor […]
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a mostly dry work week expected, we will see some downstate area chances of rain in the second full week of May 2026. A warming trend begins today with at to above average temperatures by midweek, however a little cooler air returning to wrap up the work week on Friday. This week’s only rain chances are Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, then again Friday into Friday night […]
(SPRINGFIELD) The 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held in Effingham this summer, the first time in several years that Illinois has hosted the five-state rotating conference. Set for July 15th and 16th, highlights of the event will include a local farm tour, a keynote cattleman speaker, and various sessions that will cover virtual fencing, cropland grazing, multi-species grazing, bale grazing, and many other topics of interest to […]
(OLNEY) Announced yesterday, the Carle Health system board has approved a $45 million building project at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital that will include a New Specialty Medical Office building and an expansion of the Emergency Department at Carle RMH in Olney. While the 46,000 square foot, two-story clinic will be built on the southwest side of the current Carle RMH campus and will attach to the hospital, the two-phased building […]
(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 D Material Project : approved the $75,762 purchase of a 2024 Caterpillar Backhoe Loader with the cost to be split 50/50 between the City’s Electric and Street Departments : approved the $36,000 quote from Fenceworx for the ETCG fencing project […]
(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 Complex concerning the new tennis courts, and after hearing from a concerned citizen about the overall project cost and design of the Athletic Complex, the Board approved a change order with GeoSurfaces for $200,000 to change the tennis court orientation […]
