NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers are responding after America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal complaint urging the U.S. Department of Education to investigate Illinois’ new law requiring annual student mental health […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) We are back to sunshine today with some warmer air returning to our downstate area. In fact, we are expecting temperatures back in the upper 60’s by Friday and […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has expanded its campaign to regulate auto insurance rates. Officials say after a successful virtual town hall series, where the office heard from […]
REGIONAL WEEKLY HARVEST UPDATE

(NEWTON/OLNEY) With the Illinois Crop Progress Report again not available this week due to the government shutdown, downstate area farmers in the ten-county region report that the 2025 fall harvest […]
MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR MEETING

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on an unanimous vote, amended the Title […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be a dry and windy day on tap for this Veterans Day 2025 with a mostly cloudy sky. Although a gradual warming trend begins today, the south/southwesterly […]
RICHLAND COUNTY VETERANS DAY CHANGES

(OLNEY) Due to the expected cold weather and strong winds, tomorrow’s 2025 Veterans Day Parade in downtown Olney has been cancelled and will not be held. However, the Veterans Day […]
VETERANS DAY OFFICE CLOSURES

(OLNEY/NOBLE/NEWTON) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed tomorrow in observance of Veterans Day 2025. After today, they will all reopen with regular hours on […]
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS AT OCC

(OLNEY) Olney Central College will host its next information session for students interested in applying for Fall 2026 admission to the Radiography Program coming up this Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD The Get Covered Illinois division of the Illinois Department of Insurance says statewide residents enrolling in state-based health coverage can expect an average 78% increase in monthly premiums for […]