LOCAL / AREA NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY
(OLNEY) The local 5th Grade Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Olney Rotary Club, was held this past Monday night at the Richland County Elementary School in Olney. Of the 29 students from […]
GREAT SUPPORT FOR 2026 “GIVE FFA DAY”
(SPRINGFIELD) Supporters across all 50 states and U.S. territories raised more than $1.6 million during the 11th annual Give FFA Day, boosting funding for leadership development, agricultural education, and other […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A newly proposed Illinois constitutional amendment would change the way legislative and representative districts are drawn in the state. Filed this past Monday by Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With another day with sunshine and dry weather conditions on this Wednesday, we’ll have more of the same again tomorrow. Then the clouds move in and an approaching storm […]
WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) Corn and soybean planting continues at a rapid pace in downstate Illinois, pushing statewide progress ahead of average. The USDA reported 20% of soybeans were planted statewide as of […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The National Weather Service says at least nine tornadoes impacted portions of northern Illinois last Friday afternoon and evening. Authorities say the Village of Lena in Stephenson County suffered […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education met last night for its regular monthly meeting in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of all bills for March as […]
REGIONAL WEATHER UPDATES
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a warm front lifts northward across our downstate area today, we’ll have a stronger wind and much warmer weather conditions on tap for this Tuesday, there is a […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) It was late last week that the Illinois House approved a bill banning students from using their cell phones during the school day. Senate Bill 2427 passed after a […]
CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” 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 […]