REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the 2025 Tax Levy as presented […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a strong southerly wind flow today, we’ll have our warmest day of the week on this Tuesday with a chance of rain developing late tonight, likely after midnight, […]
NEXT INFORMATIVE MEETING AT OCC THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) The next one hour meeting for students interested in applying for Fall 2026 admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program is this Wednesday (12/10/25) afternoon a 3:00 in Wattleworth […]
FANTASTIC RESPONSE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
(OLNEY) With the signup deadline early last week, officials with the Adopt-A-Family program in Richland County spent last week with their final interviews with this year’s final number of families […]
UPCOMING CHANCES 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 to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand […]
ILLINOIS FAMILY FARMS
(CHAMPAIGN) The USDA has released data showing that 93.2% of all Illinois farms are family owned, ranking Illinois 39th in the U.S. for family-owned farm share. Researchers from the Farm […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s joblessness rate in August was 4.7%, down slightly from July, but still higher than the national rate of 4.5%. While […]
MAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL U.S. COURT
(MARION) An area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after he admitted to several crimes. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reports 57 year old Edward J. Bates, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) This second week of December will be another weather roller coaster for our downstate area. With plenty of sunshine on tap this afternoon and cool conditions tonight, a southerly […]
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) All are invited to the Christian Church of Olney for a musical concert this Sunday evening at 6:00, featuring the Fortress Quartet. For more, check the Fortress page on […]