NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker signed 267 bills into law late last Friday with two bills being vetoed, including one that Democrats say would have allowed extremist groups to exploit a […]
LOCAL / AREA MEETINGS THIS WEEK
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : The Jasper County School Board has its regular monthly meeting for August tonight at the District Offices in Newton, beginning at 6:30. […]
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 : Monday at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Ste. […]
ISP AREA PATROLS IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
(EFFINGHAM/CARMI) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 is announcing upcoming patrols for the rest of August and September. Troopers will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Richland, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne, […]
STEPS TAKEN TO ERADICATE THE NEW WORLD SCREWWORM
(WASHINGTON) The USDA has announced it is investing $750 million to build a domestic fly facility in Texas to send out 300 million sterile flies per week in the fight […]
QUEEN OF HEARTS WAS FOUND IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney VFW patron who won yesterday’s Queen of Hearts drawing, with the winning tally at $14,035. A huge “thank you” to everyone who continues to show […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll have a couple more days and nights of the high heat and humidity throughout our downstate area before some relief is expected to move in. While all of […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING FOR AUGUST
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education had its regular monthly meeting for August last night in Olney. The Board : approved the July financial report with the bill […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police continue their search for a suspect wanted in connection with a Gibson City shooting which left two law enforcement officers injured. It was a week […]
FIRST INSTALLMENT DUE DATE TODAY FOR 2024 JASPER COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAXES
(NEWTON) A reminder that today is the first installment due date for 2024 Jasper County real estate taxes. Payments can be made online, by mail with a August 15th postmark, […]