NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Advocates for Illinois communities are expressing opposition to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s planned reduction of the state’s revenue distribution rate to local governments. The Governor’s budget proposal cuts the Local […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met in regular session last night. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : discussed and then approved the lease between […]
NWS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
(NEWTON/OLNEY) The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for our entire listening area, noting that there are elevated conditions for wildfire growth and spread on this Tuesday. […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A brief warm-up is on tap by later this afternoon as gusty winds blow from the south as an approaching cold front will settle over our downstate area late […]
AREA CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK
(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 […]
SPECIAL ISP PATROLS IN MARCH
(EFFINGHAM) Illinois State Police Troop 9 has announced Troopers will be out next month conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Richland, Jasper, and other surrounding counties, including Cumberland, Effingham, […]
LOCAL 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST RESULTS
(OLNEY) Eleven 4-H members from Richland, Edwards, and Wayne Counties delivered an excellent array of speeches at the recently held local 4-H Public Speaking competition held a week ago tonight. Categories […]
NATIONAL FFA WEEK
(SPRINGFIELD) This is National FFA Week, an annual celebration meant to highlight the value of FFA and its impact on students, communities, and agriculture. The week provides a platform for […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report ranks Illinois near the bottom in social mobility. The Archbridge Institute researchers found Illinois at number 38 in the nation for giving its residents the ability […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an expansive high pressure sitting out to our west and a tight surface pressure gradient over the Upper Midwest, our current cold weather conditions will hang around for […]