TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/09/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While most of this Tuesday will stay dry, we’ll have plenty of clouds overhead and our first chance of rain holding off until later this afternoon, towards sunset. Our […]
LAST WEEK’S ILLINOIS AG PRICES REPORT (04/08/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) In last week’s Illinois Agricultural Prices Report : the February Agricultural Production Index increased 7.1% from January, but dropped 5.4% from February a year ago : the Crop Production […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/08/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a state law restricting where previously convicted child sex offenders can live is constitutional, although the decision left open the possibility that […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/08/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After an inch of rain, on average, give or take, fell last night throughout our downstate area, we’ll have a dry sky on tap today with some sunshine and […]
LOCAL AND AREA EVENTS THIS WEEKEND (04/05/2024)
(OLNEY) The Calvary Baptist Church will have a pork burger sale this coming Monday at the old Sears parking lot with serving from 10:00 to 2:00. On sale will be […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECAP (04/05/2024)
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : approved a Collection Services Agreement with ONLINE Collections to collect on unpaid utility debt within […]
ILLINOIS FARMERS DEALING WITH BLACK VULTURES
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois livestock farmers dealing with highly-aggressive black vultures now have the means to fight back. The Illinois Farm Bureau has secured statewide black vulture depredation permits thru the U.S. […]
ILLINOIS STANE NEWS BRIEF (04/05/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With today being the last day for proposed bills to be approved by the respective House committees and to move on the State House floor for consideration this spring, […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/05/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’re back to dry weather conditions today and tomorrow, although some cooler air is in place until Saturday. With a slight warmup through tomorrow, we’ll see our next chance […]
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASS FISHING FROM LAST WEEK (04/04/2024)
(NEWTON) In High School Bass Fishing from last Friday – At the 12th Annual Rob Street Memorial Bass Fishing Tournament on Newton Lake, there were eight high school fishing teams […]