2026 IBA PRODUCER AWARDS
(SPRINGFIELD) Nominations will close soon for the coveted Illinois Beef Association’s (IBA) 2026 producer awards program, which for the past 50 years has awarded beef producers in an effort to […]
ACE SURVEILLANCE RESULTS IN TWO CHARGES
(EFFINGHAM) Illinois State Police Zone 8 has announced recent results of regional Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) surveillance at various establishments in Marion and Clinton Counties last week. The detail was […]
NOTE TO CITY OF OLNEY WATER CUSTOMERS
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s distribution system this coming Monday (3/23/26) from combined chlorine to free chlorine. While this temporary […]
DISTRICTWIDE “DAY OF GIVING” THIS MONTH
(OLNEY) The IECC District has announced it will host its first-ever coordinated “Day of Giving” on Tuesday, March 31st, bringing together the four campuses in Olney, Fairfield, Mt. Carmel, and […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more dry weather conditions on tap for this Thursday with a high pressure ridge controlling our Midwestern weather, along with a warm front hanging along the Illinois/Missouri border. As we continue to get […]
ANOTHER BUSY REST OF THE WEEK
(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW Post is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale all this week and always open to […]
LATEST T.O.T.A.L. SURVEY RELEASED BY USDA
(SPRINGFIELD) More than 2 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2024, that’s according to the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey released last […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois voters will have a rematch in the race for Governor later this fall after downstate farmer, Darren Bailey, beat out three other candidates in yesterday’s Primary Election. While […]
LOCAL PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTED RESULTS
(OLNEY) Nearly 23% of the registered voters in Richland County made their choices known by casting votes in the 2026 General Primary Election yesterday, setting the stage for the General […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some morning chances of light snow or scattered flurries, a significant warming trend starts this afternoon with a southwesterly wind flow for our downstate area. The dry and warmer […]