LOCAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAYS
(NEWTON) The Newton Christmas Lights Display will be clicked on for the first time this coming Friday evening and then be lit up each weekend through Christmas Day night. The […]
FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION (11/19/2023)
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 is continuing to investigate a fatal traffic crash that occurred at around 7:00 or 8:00 last night along Interstate 57 at milepost 173, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS (11/20/2023)
(CHICAGO) While Chicago has introduced a budget that includes an additional $150 million to help shelter and care for non-citizen migrants, Governor J.B. Pritzker late last week announced an additional […]
BLOOD DRIVES (11/17/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a statewide Emergency Appeal for Blood in place, the American Red Cross as asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity. In […]
USDA ROW CROPS COUNTY AG PRODUCTION SURVEY 2023 (11/17/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is now contacting a sample of producers in 37 states, including over 5,700 farmers in Illinois, as part of its 2023 Row Crops […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/17/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the unemployment rate increased to 4.6% in October. The national unemployment rate was 3.9% in October, slightly up from the previous […]
60TH ANNIVERSARY JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESENTATION
(OLNEY) Olney Central College Professor David Denton will explore the most recent developments in the assassination investigation of President John F. Kennedy during a presentation at 6:00 this coming Tuesday […]
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DAY 2023
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Yesterday was recognized as School Board Members Day during the observance of American Education Week throughout the nation. Join us as we say “thank you” to all of our […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/16/2023)
(SPRINGFIELD) An earthquake shook areas of north central Illinois yesterday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.6 magnitude earthquake was centered about one mile southeast of Standard, Illinois, […]
LOCAL BLOOD DRIVES (11/15/2023)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a statewide Emergency Appeal for Blood in place, the American Red Cross as asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity. In […]