REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another day of sunshine, dry weather conditions, and warmer than normal temperatures on tap today throughout our downstate area. Plus more of the same tomorrow, Sunday, […]
REGIONAL WATER CUSTOMERS EFFECTED
Please be advised that due to a leak on the upstream 16” main that serves Clay County Water, a boil order has been called into effect for the whole water […]
SOME AREA “BURN BAN” ARE IN EFFECT
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Several downstate counties and communities are now under various “Burn Bans” due to the extremely dry ground and weather conditions. The current bans prohibit most all open-air burning, including […]
NEW DOWNSTATE APPOINTMENT
(MT. VERNON) Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the assignment of the Honorable Robert C. “R.C.” Bollinger to the Fifth District Appellate Court. Judge Bollinger […]
CITY OF OLNEY WATER DISINFECTANT CHANGE
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department has announced it will be switching the disinfectant in the City’s water distribution system from combined chlorine to free chlorine this coming Monday, […]
NEW YIELD ESTIMATES RELEASED
(SPRINGFIELD) The 36th annual nationwide yield survey by Allendale, Incorporated came in just shy of August 12th estimates from the USDA, adding to the list of forecasts for a record […]
LOCAL MONTHLY PROGRAM NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The Ridgway Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society will host a presentation on how to identify challenging bird species by using field marks, habitat preference, and song identification. This […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a total enrollment this fall of more than 60,000 students for the first time in school history, with a freshmen class of […]
REGIONAL WEATHER
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s another day with plenty of sunshine, dry, and warmer-than-normal temperatures for our downstate region, as a broad area of high pressure runs from Canada southward into central Illinois. […]
IT’S ANOTHER BUSY REST OF THE WEEK
(OLNEY) The Richland County High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will host a “free” Teens Teach Tech Night on Thursday night, September 18th, from 6:30 to 8:00, at […]