RICHLAND COUNTY JUNE BOARD MEETING RECAP

(OLNEY) The Richland County Board had its regular monthly meeting for June last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payment of all bills for the month of May […]

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU JOINS EPA’S EMMISSIONS LAWSUIT

(BLOOMINGTON) The American Farm Bureau Federation joined a lawsuit yesterday, challenging the Federal EPA’s strictest emissions requirements to date for passenger cars and trucks. The AFBF, National Corn Growers Association, […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/14/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois has been losing population for years, especially young people, but some believe people can be drawn back to the Land of Lincoln for tourism. The state says during […]

FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/14/2024)

With the weak cold front moving through our downstate area, we’ll have some early morning clouds, but eventually we’ll return to a mostly sunny sky and a little less humid […]

ON-AIR SPORTS SCHEDULE (06/13/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) On our Sports Broadcast Schedule: It’s St. Louis Cardinals baseball today on Freedom 92.9 with our dugout show at 1:05 and game time with the first pitch at 1:15. […]

TIGERSHARKS SWIM TEAM MEET FROM TUESDAY

(OLNEY) In Summer Swimming from this past Tuesday night – The Olney Tigersharks won their season opening meet on the road Olney won 36 of the 65 individual events Here’s […]

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES TODAY

OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish currently low area blood supplies. Here’s the […]

THE 153RD JASPER COUNTY FAIR COMING SOON

(NEWTON) The 153rd Jasper County Fair is fast approaching, coming up, June 23rd through the 29th, on the fairgrounds, in Newton. With 4-H entries submitted the Saturday before, exhibits will […]

OLNEY ROTARY CLUB CITY-WIDE CLEANUP NEXT WEEK

(OLNEY) The Olney Rotary Club is gearing up for its annual City-Wide Olney Clean & Green Campaign, starting one week from today, June 20th, running through June 28th. With 77 […]