HARVESTED DEER CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Area deer hunters are encouraged to help out this year’s Hunters Feeding Illinois program whereas harvested deer are donated to participating meat processors, who in turn provide venison meat to statewide food pantries to help […]
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
(OLNEY) The Richland County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced its Annual Meeting is coming up on Thursday night, January 22nd, 2026, at the Best Western Parkside Event Center […]
NEW YEAR / SAME SERVICES OFFERED
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Solid Waste Program is continuing in 2026. While the dumpsters at the County Highway Building, the Newton site, are available Saturdays from 7:00 to 1:30, dumpsters at all other […]
NRCS / NATIONAL BATCHING DEADLINE
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the establishment of a national January 15th, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs. The […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Nearly 300 new Illinois laws will take effect at midnight tonight, on January 1st, 2026. A few of the new laws include police training on sexual assault, a requirement […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll wrap up 2025 weatherwise with dry and quiet weather conditions and begin the first of 2026 pretty much the same way. Although areas to our north, north of […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Several initiatives spearheaded by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office will take effect in the new year, beginning this Thursday. One such program promotes road safety and DMV modernization, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With seasonably cold and mostly dry weather conditions in our downstate area forecast for the next week or so, our sky will stay mostly cloudy, although some sunshine is […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SWCD ANNUAL MEETING
(OLNEY) The Richland County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced its Annual Meeting is coming up on Thursday night, January 22nd, 2026, at the Best Western Parkside Event Center […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police, IDOT, and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies are still out in extra force, taking part in this season’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled […]