APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is hosting various informational sessions for students interested in applying for Fall 2026 admission to the Radiography Program with the first of three such meetings set […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our downstate area stretch of dry and warm weather conditions will continue for all of this work week, worsening the region’s drought impacts and increasing the risk of field […]
RECENT HOGS AND PIGS REPORT FOR AMERICA
(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report released yesterday shows a modest year-over-year decline in the nation’s hog herd, projected at 74.5 million head as of September 1st. While […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(OAK BROOK) Former State Senator & State Representative Darren Bailey made it official yesterday, that he is making a second run for Illinois governor. After public stops during the day […]
COVID VACCINATIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The Richland County Health Office has announced that it now has the Pfizer Covid vaccination available with the Moderna vaccine soon to arrive. The Health Office, at 208 East […]
WATER SERVICE TO BE SHUT OFF IN NEWTON
(NEWTON) The City of Newton Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant on Scott Avenue this coming Monday morning, September 29th. With the water to be turned off at […]
FALL FISH SALE CONTINUES ANOTHER WEEK
(OLNEY) The Richland County Soil & Water Conservation District ia still taking orders for their fall fish sales. Although the deadline to order grass carp was yesterday, all other species […]
LOCAL LIHEAP SIGNUP STARTS NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Embarras River Basin Agency, as administrator of the LIHEAP Energy Assistance Program for the local/area counties of Richland, Jasper, Lawrence, Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Coles, Edgar, and Douglas, is […]
NOTICE FOR WORK ALONG NORTH ROUTE 130
(OLNEY) The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Richland County Highway Department is announcing that while the road improvement work along Illinois Route 130 at the Mt. Gilead Lane intersection […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board met for its regular monthly meeting last night in Olney. The Board : after a public hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 District […]