RICHLAND COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HOSTING ‘SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM’ THIS MONDAY NIGHT – MARCH 24, 2025
(OLNEY) The Richland County Education Association will be hosting a “School Board Candidate Forum” this Monday night, from 6:30 to 9:00, at the Olney VFW. The entire community is encouraged […]
CITY OF OLNEY SWITCHING FROM COMBINED CHLORINE TO FREE CHLORINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIANNUAL HYDRANT FLUSHING
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department is today switching the disinfectant in the city’s water distribution system from combined chlorine to free chlorine. The switch is for maintenance purposes […]
LOCAL EXT. ILLINOIS UNIT HOSTING ‘CULTIVATING CONVERSTATIONS: PREVENTING SOIL LOSS ON YOUR FARM’ PROGRAM
(LAWRENCEVILLE) The local Extension Illinois Unit for the counties of Richland, Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, and Wayne will host a special Cultivating Conversations : Preventing Soil Loss on Your Farm program […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/24/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Many downstate Republicans and others are raising concerns over the Governor’s proposal to eliminate road districts and townships, warning that such a move could lead to higher property taxes […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/24/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll have a dry sky on this Monday with cool and breezy weather conditions here in our downstate area with another chance of rain moving in late tonight through […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND
Olney Public Library – Katie Bell from Illinois Extension will present “Pruning Basics” next Monday at 5:00 p.m. Details at olneypubliclibrary.org or on Facebook. Olney VFW Queen of Hearts – […]
IN LOCAL/AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In area meetings coming up : The meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARCH 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) Board of Trustees held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday in Olney. The Board took the following actions: The next IECC Board of […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD IL OFFICE OF BROADBAND GRANT UPDATE MARCH 2025
(OLNEY) The Richland County Board had a special meeting last night in Olney. The Board had only one agenda item and after some discussion, the Board agreed to continue the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/20/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Despite an historic amount of witness slips in opposition to the Illinois Homeschool Act, the controversial legislation advanced out of committee yesterday and now goes to the State House […]