UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BLOOD
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity as all blood types and platelets are very much […]
UPCOMING MEETINGS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) There are several meetings coming up this week : The Jasper County School Board has its regular monthly meeting tonight in Newton at 6:30. The Newton City Council has […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With the second of two cold fronts moving through our downstate area by early yesterday morning, our 24-hour regional rainfall totals averaged from a low of one inch up […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) If the federal government shutdown continues past November 1st, at least 1.9 people in Illinois will lose their food assistance. The Illinois Department of Human Services announced federal officials […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board met for its regular monthly meeting in October last night in Olney. The Board : approved the September financial report with the bill listing […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our downstate unseasonably warm weather will continue today with changes on the way. We’ll have some sunshine and mostly clouds mixed up on this Friday before more clouds move […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) As the first three days of the fall veto session in Springfield is expected to end today, many downstate lawmakers are concerned about the topics of discussion so far […]
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN OCTOBER
(NEWTON) The Newton-Jasper County Illinois Museum will celebrate its 65th anniversary this month with a special reception and ribbon cutting on Wednesday night, October 29th, from 5:00 to 7:00, at […]
FEED THE NEED CAMPUS FOOD DRIVE IN ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Community Colleges yesterday began its second annual “Feed the Need Campus Food Drive” which will run through December 1st, engaging campuses statewide in a friendly competition to […]
REGULAR MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met earlier this week on Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all but one of the Village’s bills, as presented : followed […]