NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A proposed Illinois bill aimed at addressing firefighter shortages by lowering the minimum hiring age has stalled in the General Assembly after failing to be called before a key […]
WATER SERVICE NEWS IN NEWTON & OLNEY
(NEWTON) The City of Newton has announced a planned water outage scheduled for 9:00 this Monday morning to affect the following areas within Newton : Once the water service is […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With our downstate area weather turning cooler from near-record warmth on Friday through Saturday and cooler yet yesterday, it will remain cooler today, although with plenty of sunshine on […]
SCHEDULED TOMORROW / LIKELY HELD SUNDAY
(OLNEY) It’s been announced that the Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for this Saturday, April 4th, starting at 11:00, in the Olney City Park, plus following at 2:00 […]
LOCAL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK
(NOBLE/NEWTON) In meetings coming up next week : Both meetings are open to the public, with the exception of the closed sessions.
EARLY PLANTING IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Farmers have been taking advantage of the unusually dry ground conditions over the past week to some earlier-than-normal planting, mostly in southern Illinois. While the soil temperatures are abnormally […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the frontal boundary that’s been hanging over central Illinois for the past few days finally drops south of a line along Interstate 70 this morning, it will then […]
REMINDERS AND LIST OF UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
(NOBLE/NEWTON/OLNEY) With the holiday weekend approaching, a reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday. While the Noble Village Hall will […]
CONGRATS TO TWO RICHLAND COUNTY YOUTH
(SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI) Congratulations to a pair of Richland County youngsters who have been named as new junior members of the American Angus Association, according to Mark McCully, CEO of […]
LATEST NATIONAL NEWS DEALING WITH HPAI
(SPRINGFIELD) Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) rose sharply in January and February earlier this year, with 15.5 million birds affected nationwide. While this is substantial, it is 56% […]