FARM BILL MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Congresswoman Mary Miller, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, is applauding this week’s advancement of the national Farm Bill out of committee. The third-generation Coles County farmer […]
REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met for a regular meeting this past Tuesday night. The Council : on a 4 to 1 vote, approved a Grant Writing Agreement with the […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With some widespread dense fog lifting by mid-morning, the warm front that brought us at or around two inches of rain since Tuesday, continues to move northeastward out of Illinois. […]
AREA ACTIVITIES THE REST OF THIS 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 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new survey shows Illinois has the highest tax rates in the U.S. According to a WalletHub report released yesterday, the Land of Lincoln has the highest state and […]
SPIN NIGHT AT OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE TONIGHT
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is hosting a series of Student/Parent Information Nights this month to help prospective students and their families take the next step toward college […]
AREA RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau has announced thirty (30) recipients of its 2025-2026 Rural Development Gants as response to the program continues to grow, there were 139 total applications representing […]
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, […]