UPCOMING 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 […]
FTC INITIATES FERTILIZER COST INVESTIGATION
(SPRINGFIELD) The Federal Trade Commission launched an antitrust investigation into the concentrated fertilizer industry and its pricing power, mostly because the USDA has shown the single largest increase in input […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early on this Monday morning in Springfield, after trudging through the night. The budget totals $55.9 billion, including an $830 million supplemental current-year […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a stationary boundary from south Iowa into southwestern Illinois continues to move southeastward, showers and thunderstorms are heading for our downstate area, but will likely be out of […]
SOME FUTURE REMINDERS
(NOBLE) A reminder that Noble Chowder raffle tickets are now available for purchase at three locations, at P&J Market, at Salon 124, and at the Noble Village Hall, all during […]
EFFINGHAM MEN HONORED / REGIONAL STUDENTS RECOGNIZED / NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
(SPRINGFIELD) State Representatives Adam Niemerg and Blaine Wilhour both voted to pass Senate Joint Resolutions 61 and 62 to name two overpasses in Effingham in honor of Chief Warrant Officer […]
NEW LIVESTOCK RESEARCH FACILITY NO OPEN
(SPRINGFIELD) USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility providing the cattle industry with innovative tools & advanced technologies to manage […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Law enforcement officials and others from across the state gathered yesterday for the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Ceremony in Springfield to honor officers who performed acts of heroism in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A new downstate area forecast now calls for a renewed chance of rain over the next several days and nights, however those chances are very, very low. With the Omega Block weather […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills, as presented : heard an update on the […]