(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 : Monday (5/4/26) at the Noble Lions Club Building from 2:00 to 6:00 Tuesday (5/5/26) at the Casey United Methodist Church from 12:00 to 6:00 Tuesday (5/5/26) at the Teutopolis Banquet […]
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney Central College student for recently winning a prestigious competition. Freshman Jacob Kimbro, of Flora, captured first place in the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center Welding Competition, becoming the first OCC student to earn top honors in the Nix Industrial-sponsored event. During the contest, participants were challenged to complete plate tests and stick welds within a 45-minute time limit and evaluated by Certified Welding Instructors, […]
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Farm Bureau is urging the U.S. Senate to quickly pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 as the U.S. House approved the bill by a vote of 224 to 200 late last week in Washington, D.C. After three years of extensions of the 2018 Farm Bill, it’s been eight years since a Farm Bill has been approved in the U.S. House. The new legislation […]
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a state proposal that would restrict how certain sensitive medical information is shared, with supporters arguing it protects patient privacy and critics warning it could jeopardize health care. House Bill 5295, also known as the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, would require health providers to segregate records related to abortion and gender-affirming care and limit their disclosure, especially to out-of-state entities. The bill now […]
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some thunderstorms with rain and dangerous lightning moved through our downstate area early this morning, we’ll dry out for the rest of this first Monday in May. Although as a cold front approaches, we’ll have more rain chances later tonight and thru most of the day on Tuesday. Then we’ll stay dry for a few days to wrap up the work week with another split weekend coming up […]
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA recently sent notice to state and county FSA offices that the data deadline for base acre allocation May 15th, two weeks from today. One of the provisions secured in last July’s reconciliation bill was an additional 30-million base acre update to be allocated to farms based on their cropping history from 2019 through 2023, and a requirement that all owners be notified of their eligibility to receive […]
(CHICAGO) The Triple A Motor Club says the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Illinois has jumped 14 cents per gallon in one day. Yesterday’s average price was $4.67, up from $4.53 a gallon the day before on Wednesday. The national average also jumped up to $4.30. (COLLINSVILLE) A tax return preparer who worked in St. Clair County has pleaded guilty to federal charges of making false statements to […]
(OLNEY) Second Circuit Chief Judge Melissa Morgan is honored to announce that Olney attorney and former Richland County State’s Attorney Chelsey Clark has been sworn-in as Resident Circuit Judge of Richland County. The position became vacant upon the retirement of the Honorable Ray Vaughn. Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet appointed Judge Clark to the judgeship pending the general election following the March primary, in which she won the nomination […]
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met in special session yesterday afternoon for less than 15 minutes. After the Board heard concerns the tennis community in Olney in regards to its opposition to the positioning of the tennis courts as part of the District’s new Athletic Complex, the Board approved a resolution to appoint Board member Dennis Anderson as secretary pro-tem to perform duties as Board Secretary in […]
