CITY OF NEWTON CITY WIDE CLEAN UP (MAY 30, 2025 – MAY 31, 2025)
The City of Newton will host its annual City-Wide Cleanup this Friday, May 23, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 24, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. […]
LOCAL AND STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT IN EXTRA PATROL FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Local, area, and statewide law enforcement personnel are still out in extra force, looking for those driving impaired or those disobeying the rules of the road. Led by the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/26/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Memorial Day 2025 Wall of Remembrance was unveiled late last week in Springfield and will remain on display in the Capitol rotunda now through June. The Wall includes […]
MONDAY MEMORIAL DAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/26/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After a mostly dry weekend so far, despite a few sprinkles or isolated showers on Sunday, we’ll have a mostly dry day on tap for this Memorial Day 2025. […]
NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR THE RIDGEWAY CHAPTER OF THE IL AUDUBON SOCIETY TODAY
The Ridgway Chapter of the IL Audubon Society will meet this evening Tuesday May 20th at 4:30 at the First Presbyterian Church due to rain. Those involved in the bird […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY RAIN FALL REPORT MAY 2025
(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report, with the recording period ending at 8:00 yesterday morning, it was the driest week of the spring, with the county’s […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAY 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Jasper County School Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night in Newton. Key actions and updates from the meeting include: Financial and Administrative Approvals: Budget […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week around the state. Illinois’ average temperature was 67.4 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/20/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In a state where its residents pay the second highest gas taxes in the nation, another increase is just weeks away in Illinois. While the “Rebuild Illinois” capitol plan […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/20/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As our downstate area widespread rain from overnight slowly comes to an end today, we’ll likely see some clearing later this afternoon and maybe some sunshine by nightfall. Then […]