OLNEY DOWNTOWN MARKET TOMORROW

(OLNEY) It’s the Olney Downtown Market, coming up tomorrow from 10:00 to 2:00, in Olney’s Bower Park. A wide array of vendors will be set up with their items for […]

2024 LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIR LINEUP

(SUMNER) The 2024 Lawrence County Junior Fair gets started this weekend and runs thru all of next week, along U.S. Route 50, between Sumner and Bridgeport. With general fair exhibits […]

NEWTON CITY COUNCIL JULY 2ND MEETING RECAP

(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met earlier this week on Tuesday night for a regular bi-monthly meeting. The Council : on a 4 to 1 vote, approved a $2,500 contribution […]

PCM RELEASES IN-FIELD DATA SUMMARY

(SPRINGFIELD) A farming program in Illinois aims to improve farm incomes and environmental outcomes. Precision Conservation Management recently released a summary of nine years worth of in-field data from statewide […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/05/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics data shows Illinois’ unemployment rate increased to 4.9% during the month of May, tying for the third-worst in the nation. With the state adding […]

FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/05/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a secondary cold front moves across downstate Illinois this morning, our rain and thunderstorm activity will come to an end by noon and much like yesterday, we’ll return […]