REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front extending from Michigan southwestward into the Missouri Ozarks, a strong westerly wind could produce gusts in the 30 to 40 miles-per-hour range today, although we’ll […]
INTERVIEWING IS NOW UNDERWAY

(OLNEY) The Adopt-A-Family of Richland County is still accepting applications for its Christmas Gift Program as families can go to the AdoptAFamily Richland page on Facebook for an online application. […]
IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN CLAY COUNTY

(FLORA) Clay County Water has announced a boil water order is in effect all customers due to a water main break that has been repaired. Again, that’s until further notice. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) Federal courts are reducing operations and stopping payments to workers due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. Government. The U.S. District Court in Chicago said in a statement […]
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BLOOD

(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity as all blood types and platelets are very much […]
UPCOMING MEETINGS

(NEWTON/OLNEY) There are several meetings coming up this week : The Jasper County School Board has its regular monthly meeting tonight in Newton at 6:30. The Newton City Council has […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With the second of two cold fronts moving through our downstate area by early yesterday morning, our 24-hour regional rainfall totals averaged from a low of one inch up […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) If the federal government shutdown continues past November 1st, at least 1.9 people in Illinois will lose their food assistance. The Illinois Department of Human Services announced federal officials […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board met for its regular monthly meeting in October last night in Olney. The Board : approved the September financial report with the bill listing […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our downstate unseasonably warm weather will continue today with changes on the way. We’ll have some sunshine and mostly clouds mixed up on this Friday before more clouds move […]