OCC LADY KNIGHTS TIP-OFF DINNER
(OLNEY) in Junior College Basketball news –nearly 220 people attended last night’s OCC Lady Knights Tip-Off Dinner in Olneyheld at the Parkside Events Center, there were several guest speakersalong with […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our downstate area stretch of dry and warm weather conditions will continue for all of this work week, worsening the region’s drought impacts and increasing the risk of field […]
RECENT HOGS AND PIGS REPORT FOR AMERICA
(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report released yesterday shows a modest year-over-year decline in the nation’s hog herd, projected at 74.5 million head as of September 1st. While […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(OAK BROOK) Former State Senator & State Representative Darren Bailey made it official yesterday, that he is making a second run for Illinois governor. After public stops during the day […]
COVID VACCINATIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The Richland County Health Office has announced that it now has the Pfizer Covid vaccination available with the Moderna vaccine soon to arrive. The Health Office, at 208 East […]
WATER SERVICE TO BE SHUT OFF IN NEWTON
(NEWTON) The City of Newton Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant on Scott Avenue this coming Monday morning, September 29th. With the water to be turned off at […]
FALL FISH SALE CONTINUES ANOTHER WEEK
(OLNEY) The Richland County Soil & Water Conservation District ia still taking orders for their fall fish sales. Although the deadline to order grass carp was yesterday, all other species […]
LOCAL LIHEAP SIGNUP STARTS NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Embarras River Basin Agency, as administrator of the LIHEAP Energy Assistance Program for the local/area counties of Richland, Jasper, Lawrence, Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Coles, Edgar, and Douglas, is […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a high pressure ridge sets up along the Mississippi River, we’ll have plenty of dry weather conditions for the weekend ahead, although with more warmer than normal temperatures […]
FARM SAFETY APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau and COUNTRY Financial are teaming up again to offer Farm Safety Program Grants to county Farm Bureaus with a total of $13,000 in grant funds […]