REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING MONDAY NIGHT

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met for a regular bi-monthly meeting this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the revised […]

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION

(NEWTON/OLNEY) The National Weather Service has now cancelled the Tornado Watch it issued at 5:00 this morning that originally listed twenty-one regional counties in our listening area. Since 5:30 this […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With showers and thunderstorms, even some tornadic weather, moving through the northern third of Illinois last night, the approaching cold front will move across our downstate area by later […]

IHSA SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST HELD AT RCHS

(OLNEY) Richland County High School students delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 Illinois High School Association Solo & Ensemble Contest held this past Saturday, hosted for the first time […]

USDA LIVESTOCK OUTLOOK FOR 2026

(BLOOMINGTON) USDA’s initial livestock outlook for 2026 points to increases in pork, broiler, turkey, and dairy production, while beef production is expected to decline and lamb production stay the same. […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Triple A Motor Club is reporting the average Illinois gas price for regular unleaded has gone over $3.50 per gallon. While the national average last night was $3.47, […]

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SEMINAR NEXT WEEK

(OLNEY) Illinois Extension and the Lawrence County SWCD are inviting area women in agriculture to attend an upcoming seminar entitled Women and the Land : Spotlight on Conservation. The free […]

REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on a 4 to 1 vote, approved […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s another day of above normal temperatures for our downstate area as we’ll stay dry on this Tuesday ahead of our next chance of rainy and possible stormy weather […]

UPCOMING CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD

(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 […]