NEWTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECAP (03/21/2024)
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : approved the payment of all bills, including $197,379 in pre-paids and $177,042 in other payable […]
IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING RECAP (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The IECC Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting in March this past Tuesday night. The Board : approved all bills as presented : approved the new […]
ADDITIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (03/21/2024)
(NEWTON) In news involving Tuesday’s primary election results. While there is still no official tally available, the unofficial numbers so far indicate that Adam Niemerg will be re-nominated as the […]
OLNEY WATER CUSTOMERS AND STUDENTS UNDER A BOIL WATER ORDER (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY) While students at the Richland County Middle School were dismissed early on Wednesday due to a major water line break, all schools in the Richland County School District are […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/21/2024)
(PADUCAH) The National Weather Service in Paducah has now confirmed two tornado touchdowns from a week ago tonight in Jefferson and Wayne Counties. The NWS says both twisters were EF-1 […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A weak high pressure over the Midwest will keep us dry for today with first some sunshine, then some increasing clouds mixed in for the rest of the day. […]
LOCAL/AREA UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS (03/20/2024)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Incumbent Mike Bost won the Republican nomination for U.S. Congressman for the downstate 12th District by defeating Darren Bailey by less than 5% of the vote. In Richland County, […]
NATIONAL AG DAY CELEBRATED YESTERDAY
(SPRINGFIELD) Yesterday’s observance of National Agriculture Day was celebrated in many different ways throughout Illinois and the United States as organized events helped tell the story of agriculture and broaden […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS (03/20/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Lawmakers return to the state capitol today to continue the spring session with the top issue at hand being the proposed state budget. Governor Pritzker’s spending plan is at […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/20/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front drops across our downstate area this morning, we’ll have a cool day on tap with sunshine and clouds mixed up for the most part. Plus, […]