SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met in special session for just over one hour last night in Olney. The Board : agreed to expel a student for […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an average of one to two inches of rain overnight, a NWS Flood Watch for all of our listening area will expire this morning and we’ll dry out […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County officials yesterday to announce a combined $2.6 billion in erased medical debt, and of that total, well over half, $1.5 billion, […]
ANNUAL SHRINE DANCE IN JASPER COUNTY
(NEWTON) Get ready for the Jasper County Annual Shrine Dance, now less than two weeks away, coming up on Saturday night, March 14th, starting at 8:00 that night. The $10.00 […]
FARMERS SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2026
(WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA) Farmer sentiment improved modestly last month in February, while future expectations slipped, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Up by 3 points from January, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our early downstate area rain this morning will be followed by a dry period until later this afternoon and evening when our next wave of showers and possible storms will roll through, plus […]
ROAD TO BE CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Highway Department has announced a road closure starting March 4th and continuing for the next several weeks in Denver Township, north of Noble. The closure is […]
LOCAL YOUTH NOW A JUNIOR MEMBER OF AAA
(NOBLE) A rural Richland County youth has been designated as a new junior member of the American Angus Association, as announced by Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with […]
TICKET SALES BEGIN NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) A reminder from the Olney Central College Theater that tickets for its spring production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will go on sale next Monday, March 9th. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health shows carbon monoxide exposures in an average of 940 emergency room visits and nearly 57 deaths annually in the […]