OUT OF STATE WOMAN DECEASED AFTER LOCAL FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
(XENIA) An out-of-state woman is deceased after a three vehicle traffic accident occurred shortly passed 12:00 noon last Friday along U.S. Route 50, a quarter of a mile west of […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/30/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With the state’s unemployment rate already now at 5.3%, many statewide lawmakers are warning that the majority of people in Illinois are being hurt by policy decisions in Springfield, […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/30/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With plenty of clouds for most of this last day of September 2024, we’ll have a slight, slight chance of some spotty showers or drizzle here in our downstate […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND’
(OLNEY) The Olney VFW will have its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. The jackpot is now up to $11,284 if […]
OLNEY WATER FLUSHING MONDAY
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be flushing select fire hydrants throughout Olney, starting at 7:00, next Monday morning, September 30th. It’s at that time that residents may […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS HOG AND PIGS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Hogs & Pigs Report : the Illinois inventory of all hogs & pigs on September 1st, 2024, was 5.60 million head, down 3% from June […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/27/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) New data shows Illinois’ infant mortality rate has dropped. The State Department of Public Health announced yesterday that the numbers indicate the rate went down from 5.6 deaths per […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/27/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the remnants of Hurricane Helene move northwestward towards the mid-Mississippi River Valley, our main downstate area rain-maker overnight was a strong low pressure storm system that’s spinning in […]
LOCAL POLLS OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING AT CLERKS OFFICE
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As noted before in our state news segment, Early Voting for the 2024 November 5th election is now underway at all downstate area County Clerk’s Offices, open weekdays from […]
IFB LOOKING FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND 2024 AG MARKETING SUMMIT
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau is looking for members to attend the 2024 Agricultural Marketing Summit, to be held November 13–15, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Farm Bureau members interested in […]