ILLINOIS GRAIN TOUR NEWS
(DECATUR) International buyers from six countries visited the nation’s largest outdoor farm show last week as part of the 29th annual Illinois Grain Tour, hosted by the Illinois Department of […]
SECOND REAL ESTATE INSTALLMENT DUE DATE
(NEWTON) A reminder that the second Jasper County real estate tax bill installment is due Monday, September 15th. Payments can be made online, by mail, by using the County Office […]
MARION COUNTY MOTORCYCLE/DEER COLLISION
(SALEM) The investigation is continuing into a single vehicle traffic crash that occurred shortly before 8:00 yesterday morning in Marion County. Authorities report that 31 year old Nicholas Fletcher of […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another pleasant fall day to start this shortened work week after Labor Day, with plenty of sunshine, some clouds, and a north/northwest wind. Our first chance […]
DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER STILL IN EFFECT
(SPRINGFIELD) IDOT, the Illinois State Police, and local law enforcement agencies all around the state are still out in extra force for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” safety […]
TRUCKING HARVEST PERMITS NOW AVAILABLE
(BLOOMINGTON) Starting today, this September 1st, Illinois farmers and others hauling agricultural commodities can obtain free harvest permits, allowing semi-trucks to exceed legal weight limits by up to 10% on […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(MT. VERNON) If you are not willing to stick around and help make Illinois better, State Governor J.B. Pritzker says you can “get up and move.” Pritzker made the comments […]
AREA BLOOD DRIVES THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Tuesday (9/2/25) at the Lions Club Building in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be yet another pleasant day weather-wise on this Labor Day 2025 with sunshine and some clouds mixed up along with a light northeasterly wind. Although our downstate […]
MUNICIPAL REMINDERS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up next week : the IECC Board of Trustees have a special meeting next Wednesday (9/3/25) morning at the District Office in Olney, starting at 11:00 […]