REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a mostly dry work week expected, we will see some downstate area chances of rain in the second full week of May 2026. A warming trend begins today […]
CONFERENCE COMING TO EFFINGHAM
(SPRINGFIELD) The 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held in Effingham this summer, the first time in several years that Illinois has hosted the five-state rotating conference. Set […]
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ANNOUNCED AT CRMH
(OLNEY) Announced yesterday, the Carle Health system board has approved a $45 million building project at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital that will include a New Specialty Medical Office building and […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : accepted the $102,672 bid submitted by Fletcher Reinhardt for the Electric Line […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met in special session for a little over one hour last night in Olney. After hearing from several residents regarding the Athletic […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The unemployment rate in Illinois has risen to 5.2%, according to yesterday’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The state’s […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As another low pressure system approaches the Midwest, we’ll have a dry and warmer day on this Friday, although our next chance of showers and possible thunderstorms will roll […]
FOOD DRIVE / FARLEY GRANTS / SQUIRREL SOUNDS
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s every second Saturday in May that letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities, towns, and rural areas across America take part in the national Stamp Out Hunger Food […]
APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Agriculture says it will distribute more than $796,000 in federal funds over the next three years to expand access to locally grown produce and boost […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education has called a Special Meeting for this evening, starting at 5:00 in the Science Commons at Richland County High School in Olney. […]