IECC FAFSA FRIDAYS IN AUGUST

(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community College District has announced FAFSA Fridays in August, starting this coming Friday. It’s for all five Fridays next month, that students may visit the Financial […]

YESTERDAY’S ILLINOIS JUNE AG PRICES REPORT

(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s Illinois June Agricultural Prices Report from the USDA : the Agricultural Production Index increased 2.5 percent from May, but decreased four-tenths of a percentage point (0.4) from […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/01/2024)

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) In our nation’s capitol, Congresswoman Mary Miller has introduced the Defining Male & Female Act, which will constitutionally codify the definition of gender as either male or female. […]

FSA COUNTY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS DUE TOMORROW

(SPRINGFIELD) Nominations are being accepted for farmers to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees, but time is running out. All nomination forms for the 2024 election must […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/31/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law the Child Labor Law of 2024, which updates child labor regulations to the 21st century by repealing the existing statute and replacing […]

WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/31/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After another two to four inches of rain on average falling here in our downstate area over the past 24 hours, there’s unfortunately more rain in the forecast today […]

LORETTA M. MITCHELL

(MT. CARMEL) The Memorial service for Loretta M. Mitchell, age 85 of Mt. Carmel, formerly of Olney, will be held Thursday Evening, August 1, 2024 at 5:00pm at the Cornerstone […]