CHANCE TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]
COMING UP ON THIS MONDAY
(OLNEY) in local and area meetings coming up this week All meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
(SPRINGFIELD) Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry decreased nationwide in April as only 62,000 birds were impacted by HPAI, which is down significantly from 11.4 million birds […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a case involving an Illinois law banning electronic processing fees on taxes and tips to district court, citing the federal […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (5/9/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Tennis from Saturday – seven teams competed in the 2026 Robinson Doubles Tournament, although played at Paris the Olney Tigers came away with the championship […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/8-9/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Softball from Friday – Newton beat Fairfield on the road, 7-5 although the Lady Eagles were outhit by the host Lady Mules, 12 to 8 Emma […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a mostly dry work week expected, we will see some downstate area chances of rain in the second full week of May 2026. A warming trend begins today […]
CONFERENCE COMING TO EFFINGHAM
(SPRINGFIELD) The 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held in Effingham this summer, the first time in several years that Illinois has hosted the five-state rotating conference. Set […]
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ANNOUNCED AT CRMH
(OLNEY) Announced yesterday, the Carle Health system board has approved a $45 million building project at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital that will include a New Specialty Medical Office building and […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : accepted the $102,672 bid submitted by Fletcher Reinhardt for the Electric Line […]