REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be yet another pleasant day weather-wise on this Labor Day 2025 with sunshine and some clouds mixed up along with a light northeasterly wind. Although our downstate […]
MUNICIPAL REMINDERS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up next week : the IECC Board of Trustees have a special meeting next Wednesday (9/3/25) morning at the District Office in Olney, starting at 11:00 […]
CLAY COUNTY WOMAN IN CUSTODY
(FLORA) A Clay County woman has been arrested by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8, in conjunction with the Flora Police Department. 24 year old Jaryn […]
NEW FARMLAND VALUE REPORT
(BLOOMINGTON) Illinois farmland values softened during the first half of this year and are expected to remain steady or decline modestly through the end of the year. That’s according to […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has announced that it made a record $1.57 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio during fiscal year 2025. An additional $998 […]
RECORD BREAKING PASS RATES FOR THE IECC
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community College District is celebrating historic success in its health professions programs, reporting the highest-ever national (NCLEX) pass rate in District history and a perfect registry […]
NEW INFORMATION FROM THE FDA
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) A couple of recalls have been announced by the Food and Drug Administration. The Buffalo Rock Bottling Company has voluntarily issued the recall for over 20,000 aluminum cans […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a surface high pressure hangs over the Midwest, our downstate area weather continues to be dry with below normal temperatures, therefore making it one of the most pleasant […]
NEW WORLD SCREWWORM BEING MONITORED
(SPRINGFIELD) The first human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in a Maryland man who recently returned from a trip to El Salvador. While CDC officials say […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take a challenge to Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. Originally filed in 2021, the Seventh Circuit U.S. […]