NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) State Representative Adam Niemerg and other downstate Republicans are calling out what they believe are the misplaced priorities of Democrats in the General Assembly as they continue to file and pass policies that […]
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM ERBA
(NEWTON/OLNEY) The Embarras River Basin Agency again has scholarships available for income eligible individuals who want to attend college this fall with a limited number of $500 scholarships to be […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As we warm up today with plenty of sunshine, an approaching cold front will drop across Illinois giving our downstate area a fairly decent chance of some rain, maybe […]
OLNEY’S ANNUAL WATER REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
(OLNEY) The City of Olney announces the annual water quality report for the city is now available to view on the City of Olney’s website, at ci.olney.il.us. Containing information on […]
LOCAL FARMER A NEW NREC MEMBER
(NEWTON) A Jasper County farmer is the newest member of the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC). At last week’s spring meeting on the campus of Southern Illinois University […]
MARCH 2026 WETTER & WARMER THAN NORMAL
(CHAMPAIGN) The Prairie Research Institute at the Illinois State Water Survey on the U of I campus in Champaign-Urbana has released its March weather statistics. While last month saw rollercoaster […]
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS BATTLING VULTURES
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Farm Bureau recently secured statewide black vulture depredation permits through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service now through December 31st. Black vultures, identified by their dark grey […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The average gas price in Illinois has gone up by 89 cents per gallon in the past month. According to the Triple A Motor Club, the average Illinois price […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a warming trend kicks in today, we’ll return to some afternoon sunshine on this Wednesday, followed by warmer and drier air moving in for tomorrow. But our next weather-making cold front will drop southward […]
REGIONAL / STATE CROP CONDITION REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In the latest Illinois Crop Conditions Report, the majority of the state’s farmers are not in the fields as of yet this spring, however that’s not the case in the southern third […]