THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/20/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a dusting of snow last night in our downstate area, our sky is back to total sunshine today as an aggressive warming trend starts to take shape for […]
NEW JUDGES NAMED IN 2ND AND 4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
(MT. VERNON) Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment Wesley A. Gozia of Clinton County as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the 4th Judicial […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETNG RECAP – FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Jasper County School Board Meeting Highlights – February 2025 The Jasper County School Board convened in Newton for its regular February meeting, where the following actions and discussions took place: […]
RESEARCH LAB CLOSURE COULD HARM SOYBEAN STUDIES
(CHAMPAIGN) The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say would decimate […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/19/2025)
(WASHINGTON) Many are calling for the adoption of legislation that would allow for more time to go after those that illegally collected unemployment insurance funds during and after the COVID-19 […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/19/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the main storm system has moved off to our east, we’ll have a mostly cloudy day on this Wednesday with a chance of some wrap around light snow […]
IN LOCAL/AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT
Area Meetings Happening Tonight All meetings are open to the public, except for any executive sessions.
HAWK IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY TESTED POSITIVE FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
(EFFINGHAM) Effingham County authorities are alerting the public that a wild bird there tested positive for the Avian Flu last week. The Effingham County Health Department had a hawk tested […]
2025 FERTILIZER PRICES TO REMAIN ALMOST UNCHANGED COMPARED TO 2024
(BLOOMINGTON) As we approach spring, many of the key factors influencing fertilizer prices a year ago remain pretty much unchanged. Growers are once again aiming for high yields, but with […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/18/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker will present his seventh state budget proposal tomorrow in Springfield as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins […]