ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/19/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) A law involving public libraries in Illinois that created political divides is now set to go into effect in less than two weeks on January 1st, 2024. The new […]
LOCAL MEETINGS THIS WEEK (12/18/2023)
(OLNEY/NOBLE/NEWTON) In upcoming local meetings this week : All the meetings are open to the public, with exception to any executive sessions.
JASPER COUNTY BOARD MEETING RECAP FROM LAST WEEK
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Board had its regular monthly meeting for December last week in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of all November bills as presented, worth $517,756 […]
WIND/WEATHER RELATED POWER OUTAGES
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Due to today’s (12/18/2023) very strong northwesterly winds throughout our downstate area, there have been and are some power outages. While Ameren Illinois had a power outage earlier today […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/18/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) With half the counties in Illinois at a medium or high level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Illinois Department of Public Health is advising healthcare facilities to step up mitigation […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD MEETING MINUTES RECAP
(OLNEY) The Richland County Board had its regular monthly meeting for December last night in Olney. The Board : approved all county claims as presented – $133,938 for county general […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/15/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Commerce Commission has rejected both grid plans submitted by Ameren Illinois and Commonweath Edison, finding that both utility companies failed to comply with several components of the […]
JASPER COUNTY HCE TOYS FOR KIDS PICKUP TODAY (12/14/2023)
(NEWTON) The Jasper County HCE organization will be distributing the Toys for Kids’ gifts today, from 8:30 this morning until 6:00 this evening, on this Thursday. The distribution is at […]
NWS WORKING ON GETTING NOAA KXI-48 (NEWTON) BACK UP AND RUNNING
(LINCOLN) The National Weather Service has announced that work is continuing to try and get the NOAA Weather Radio station KXI-48 (162.450 MHz) near Newton back up and running as […]
IECC BOARD MEETING MINUTES RECAP (12/12/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees had its regular monthly meeting for December this past Tuesday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as […]