USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s (8/18/25) USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature last week was 79.1 degrees, 5.4 degrees above normal. Illinois’ precipitation averaged 0.91 inches last week, just […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board held it regular monthly meeting for August last night (8/18/25) in Newton. The Board : Approved the payment of all bills as presented Discussed […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s one more day of high heat and humidity in store for our downstate area with a Heat Advisory in place for all of our listening and coverage area […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker signed 267 bills into law late last Friday with two bills being vetoed, including one that Democrats say would have allowed extremist groups to exploit a […]
LOCAL / AREA MEETINGS THIS WEEK
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : The Jasper County School Board has its regular monthly meeting for August tonight at the District Offices in Newton, beginning at 6:30. […]
AREA BLOOD DRIVES THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Monday at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Ste. […]
ISP AREA PATROLS IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
(EFFINGHAM/CARMI) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 is announcing upcoming patrols for the rest of August and September. Troopers will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Richland, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne, […]
STEPS TAKEN TO ERADICATE THE NEW WORLD SCREWWORM
(WASHINGTON) The USDA has announced it is investing $750 million to build a domestic fly facility in Texas to send out 300 million sterile flies per week in the fight […]
QUEEN OF HEARTS WAS FOUND IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney VFW patron who won yesterday’s Queen of Hearts drawing, with the winning tally at $14,035. A huge “thank you” to everyone who continues to show […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll have a couple more days and nights of the high heat and humidity throughout our downstate area before some relief is expected to move in. While all of […]