ILLINOIS FAMILY FARMS
(CHAMPAIGN) The USDA has released data showing that 93.2% of all Illinois farms are family owned, ranking Illinois 39th in the U.S. for family-owned farm share. Researchers from the Farm […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s joblessness rate in August was 4.7%, down slightly from July, but still higher than the national rate of 4.5%. While […]
MAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL U.S. COURT
(MARION) An area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after he admitted to several crimes. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reports 57 year old Edward J. Bates, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) This second week of December will be another weather roller coaster for our downstate area. With plenty of sunshine on tap this afternoon and cool conditions tonight, a southerly […]
GARY TARPLEY
(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Tarpley, age 84, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, […]
UPCOMING ECONOMIC SUMMITS
(CHAMPAIGN) The University of Illinois farmdoc team will travel the state this month for its annual Illinois Farm Economics Summit, designed to help producers and landowners navigate the current economic […]
THE LATEST IN NATIONWIDE FARM NEWS
(SPRINGFIELD) It was this past Monday that USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said, without providing further details, that the Trump administration expects to announce an aid package for U.S. farmers within […]
CLOSED TEMPORARILY IN DOWNTOWN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The Good Samaritan of Richland County, in downtown Olney, is closed today, on this Wednesday, due to demolition work in the building next door. While the Good Samaritan will […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Attorney General’s office has announced that some Ameren Illinois customers in central and southern Illinois will receive a credit on their upcoming power bills, the result of […]
THOMAS C. YORK
(CARMI / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Thomas C. York, age 71, of Carmi, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, December 8, 2025, at 11:00, […]