ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/22/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With a projected deficit of close to $900 million, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker presented his sixth State of the State and State Budget address yesterday in Springfield. The plan […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/22/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a stalled out frontal boundary hanging over central Illinois starts to move again this morning, our cloudy sky could become wet with scattered rain and maybe a thunderstorm […]
LOCAL AND AREA EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND (02/21/2024)
(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING RECAP (02/21/2024)
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in February last night in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/21/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will announce his proposed budget today with many folks seeking drastic changes on how the state handles illegal immigrants. State Senate Republicans say it’s possible […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another day of spring-like warmth as a southerly wind flow continues to bring the warmer-than-normal air into the Midwest. However, an approaching weather system will bring […]
CITY OF NEWTON BOIL ORDER
(NEWTON) The City of Newton has issued a “boil water order” until further notice for customers on Stevens Street, from Martin Street to West Curtis Street, once the water service […]
CLAY COUNTY SWCD COVER CROP MEETING THIS THURSDAY
(LOUISVILLE) The Clay County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a cover crop meeting this coming Thursday at the Clay County Farm Bureau Building in Louisville. Guest speaker John […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/20/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Internal Revenue Service and others around the state are warning taxpayers to be alert to scammers looking for free money. The State Comptroller’s Office says callers pretending to […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our spring-like mild weather conditions will continue today through tomorrow with a change in the forecast coming up later this week. After rain chances late tomorrow night and through […]