ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/24/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police and hundreds of other local law enforcement personnel are out in extra force today and through the rest of the holiday weekend, looking for those […]
OLNEY’S ANNUAL THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Recreation Council’s Annual “Turkey Trot” is scheduled for tomorrow morning, Thanksgiving Day morning, both starting and ending at Musgrove Park in Olney. With on-site registration at […]
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR/OPERATOR IN PERSON TESTING 2023
(OLNEY) It’s been announced that Pesticide Applicator/Operator In-Person testing will again be available locally this winter with sessions to be held in Richland, Edwards, and Wayne Counties. While the testing […]
IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING (11/21/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting in November last night in Fairfield. The Board : approved the payment of all bills […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/22/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) A federal district judge expects to issue a ruling in the case challenging Illinois’ gun ban registry before the January 1st deadline kicks in. In fact, court officials say […]
OLNEY CHRISTMAS PARADE ROUTE CHANGE
(OLNEY) The route for this coming Saturday’s Olney Christmas Parade has changed. Still starting at 6:30, the parade will leave the Immanuel United Methodist Church, moving south of East Street, […]
GIRL SCOUTS FINISH THEIR ANNUAL FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois has finished its Annual Fall Product Program for 2023 as girls in downstate Illinois sold over $525,000 in tasty treats, magazines, and other […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (11/20/2023)
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education had a special meeting last night in Olney that was held mostly in closed session to discuss student discipline. As a result, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/21/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Public Health is alerting consumbers to an FDA recall of children’s cinnamon applesauce pouches that may contain elevated levels of lead. At least one confirmed […]
AREA MEETINGS THIS WEEK (11/20/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) There are a few area meetings coming up the first of this week :