MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/13/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After a dry and pleasant weekend, our downstate area weather pattern is now back into a rainy one with a chance of scattered showers and possible storms later today […]
IN AREA AND LOCAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]
MARY MILLER INTRODUCES ACT TO PROTECT AMERICA’S FARMLAND
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois earlier this week introduced the Preserving America’s Farmland Act, which would force the Department of Agriculture to assess the impacts that solar panel […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/10/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State House yesterday approved legislation to create a new state agency, the Department of Early Childhood, which had already been approved in the State Senate. While state […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/10/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll stay dry with sunshine and a few afternoon clouds today on this Friday with a slight chance of an isolated shower by daybreak early tomorrow morning as another […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
(NEWTON) Grant applications for the Maxine E. Spitler Foundation are now being accepted through May 31st, 2024. The Foundation benefits youth and youth organizations, and is also for the protection […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT (05/07/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA’s Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were only 2 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week in Illinois. The statewide average temperature was 65.4 degrees last […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/07/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Last week, a software company revealed that it was working with the entertainment chain Dave & Busters to allow customers to place bets on their arcade games through the […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/07/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After an approaching storm system brings us some morning showers and thunderstorms, we’ll dry out with maybe some sunshine later this afternoon. Then it all rebuilds with more rain […]
25 LOCAL BUSINESSES CITED WITH MISDEMEANORS AFTER ISP ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE PATROLS
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 8 has announced recent results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) surveillance at various establishments in the area counties of Richland, […]