HUNDREDS OF AREA WORKERS TERMINATED
(ALBION) It was this past Monday that First Brands Group, LLC announced the permanent closure of Champion Labs in Albion with as many as 1,000 employees being terminated, many with […]
BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met this past Monday night in regular session. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the $4,430 low bid […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front has settled over our downstate area, we’ll have a mostly cloudy day on tap for this Wednesday with moderate temperatures expected, plus a lighter northwesterly wind. As the frontal […]
USDA CATTLE PRODUCTION OUTLOOK
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s livestock and poultry outlook shows beef production is expected to decline this year in 2026, although not as severely as last year. During the recent USDA Ag […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Advocates for Illinois communities are expressing opposition to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s planned reduction of the state’s revenue distribution rate to local governments. The Governor’s budget proposal cuts the Local […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met in regular session last night. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : discussed and then approved the lease between […]
NWS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
(NEWTON/OLNEY) The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for our entire listening area, noting that there are elevated conditions for wildfire growth and spread on this Tuesday. […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A brief warm-up is on tap by later this afternoon as gusty winds blow from the south as an approaching cold front will settle over our downstate area late […]
AREA CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]
SPECIAL ISP PATROLS IN MARCH
(EFFINGHAM) Illinois State Police Troop 9 has announced Troopers will be out next month conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Richland, Jasper, and other surrounding counties, including Cumberland, Effingham, […]