RAAM BICYCLE RACE RIDERS TRAVELING THROUGH ROUTE 40 AND 33 TODAY
(NEWTON) A note to motorists today along Routes 40 and 33 in the counties of Effingham, Jasper, and Crawford, as those taking part in the Race Across America (RAAM) Bicycle […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY RAINFALL REPORT
(OLNEY) This week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week, with the reporting period ending at 8:00 yesterday morning, can better be described as the Farm Bureau’s […]
ISP INVESTIGATING FATAL ATV ACCIDENT IN CLAY COUNTY
(EFFINGHAM) The investigation continues into a traffic accident that occurred at around 10:00 this past Friday night just over three miles east of Sailor Springs along Bucktown Lane just east […]
ISP INVESTIGATING TRAFFIC WRECK IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The investigation is continuing into a traffic wreck that occurred early this morning at around 4:00 along U.S. Route 50 at the entrance to the Walmart Distribution Center, just […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE (06/18/2024)
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education met last night in Newton for its regular monthly meeting in June. The Board : approved the payment of all monthly bills […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT (06/18/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report. There were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork in Illinois on average last week. The statewide average temperature was 72.0 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS (06/18/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) A new study from DePaul University and the American Psychological Association says violence and threats are causing many teachers across the country to quit the profession. Researchers surveyed thousands […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/18/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a frontal system moving across a portion of our downstate area this morning, we’ll have a mostly cloudy sky with some scattered and spotty rain showers until it […]
2024 RICHLAND COUNTY GOLF SCRAMBLE SIGN-UP DEADLINE TODAY
(OLNEY) Although the Olney Chamber of Commerce 2024 Golf Scramble is a week from this Friday, June 28th, at the Richland Golf Club, the deadline for golfers to signup for […]
AREA BLOOD DRIVES TODAY (06/17/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish currently low area blood supplies. Here’s the […]