‘ILLINOIS GROWN PRODUCT’ LABEL NOW AVAILABLE TO AREA FARMERS
(SPRINGFEILD) The Illinois products branding program is relaunching with a new label. Officially announced by the Illinois Department of Agriculture at a recent conference, the voluntary food label, Illinois Grown […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/05/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Revenue is encouraging eligibly taxpayers to take advantage of savings offered by tax credits when filing their 2024 income tax returns. While the Illinois Earned […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/06/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We can expect more back and forth weather over the next several days and nights here in our downstate area. We’ll have a dry sky on this Thursday with […]
OCC RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
(OLNEY) The application deadline for the fall 2025 Olney Central College Radiography Program is fast approaching, a week from this Saturday, February 15th. Those interested need to contact the Allied […]
2025 RICHLAND VOUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHOCOLATE TOUR
(OLNEY) The 2025 Chocolate Tour is coming up this Friday and only a handful of tickets are still available for sale, at the Olney Chamber of Commerce Office. The tour […]
JANUARY 2025 MARKED AS ONE OF THE COLDEST MONTHS ON AVERAGE
(OLNEY) This past month of January 2025 was one of the coldest on average over the past several years in Richland County and surrounding counties. Looking at the numbers from […]
LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS SELLING COOKIES AT AREA LOCATIONS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will be out this weekend selling their popular cookies at various sites. Area locations in Olney this Saturday will include Hurns Lumber & […]
ILLINOIS MILK PRODUCERS ANNUAL DAIRY SUMMIT 2025
(CARLYLE) The Illinois Milk Producers Association will host its annual Dairy Summit in Carlyle tomorrow at the KC Hall, beginning at 10:00 in the morning. The event will feature a […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/05/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois is still seeing an uptick in respiratory viruses with a notable hike in hospital admissions for flu. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, hospital visits through […]
JANUARY 2025 ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s monthly Illinois Crop Progress and Weather Report from the USDA, the average temperature for January was 22.7 degrees, which was 2.1 degrees below normal. The statewide precipitation […]