SUMMER CAMPS & COURSES AVAILABLE AT OCC
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is excited to announce the release of its 2026 Summer Camps and the 2026-2027 Community Education Catalog, all to offer engaging learning opportunities […]
TWO MEETINGS IN JASPER COUNTY NEXT WEEK
(NEWTON) In meetings coming up the first of next week : The meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
FARMERS AGAINST NEW WETLANDS PROPOSAL
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau issued an action request on the Wetlands Protection Act yesterday, as the legislation is expected to receive a vote in the Illinois House very soon. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate reached 5% in February, up one-tenth (0.1) of a percentage point from January and up three-tenths (0.3) of […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in April last night in Olney. The Board : approved the monthly financial report with a bill listing for […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With some sunshine expected on this Friday, an approaching frontal system will start to move across Illinois later this afternoon, giving us rain chances and maybe some thunderstorm activity […]
BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s water distribution system from free chlorine back to the normal chloramine this coming Monday, April […]
STATEWIDE ESSAY CONTEST NOW UNDERWAY
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is running a statewide essay contest to celebrate America’s 250th birthday for 6th through 12th grade students. With four prompts to choose from, the […]
MORE LOCAL/AREA ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) A fundraising Pork Loin Sale is continuing for the a few more days with all the proceeds to benefit the Mt. Gilead Church’s 2026 Guatemala Mission Trip coming up […]
SPRING MUSIC CONCERT NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The Olney Central College Music Department will present its Spring Concert at 7:00 next Wednesday night, April 22nd, on Ruth Henry Stage, in the Dr. John D. Stull Performing […]