JASPER COUNTY BOARD AUGUST MEETING RECAP
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Board met for its regular monthly meeting last Thursday night in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of July monthly bills worth $287,602 : heard […]
USDA ACCEPTING OFFERS FOR OVER 2.2 MILLION ACRES
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA is still accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from farmers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/21/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Colleges around Illinois are welcoming back their students for the fall semester. While the campus police at the University of Illinois has stepped up their safety efforts, the police […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (08/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another dry and pleasant day on this Wednesday as a strong surface high pressure continues to control our downstate area weather. A warming trend will kick […]
“WHAT’S HAPPENING”THIS WEEKEND
(GREENUP) The Cumberland County Fair is wrapping up in Greenup. The main feature tonight is the Flat Drags, with the Junior Livestock Show tomorrow morning, and the Demo Derby tomorrow […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AUGUST MEETING RECAP
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in August last night in Olney. The Board : approved the monthly bill listing for July […]
IECC FAFSA FRIDAYS
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community College District continues with its FAFSA Fridays in August, when students may visit the Financial Aid Offices at any of the four IECC campuses in […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/16/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced yesterday that the state’s unemployment rate increased to 5.2%, compared to the national number for July at 4.3%, which also up from […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (08/16/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a chance of lingering showers or thunderstorms ending this morning, the cold front will move through as the wind direction changes from the west. With only one severe […]
EFFINGHAM REGIONAL CAREER ACADEMY (ERCA) 2024 ORIENTATION NIGHT LAST WEEK
(EFFINGHAM) It was last week that the Effingham Regional Career Academy welcomed students and parents to the Lake Land College Kluthe Center for its Fall 2024 Orientation Night, an event […]