NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS 2024 QUILT & CRAFT SHOW DURING FALL FESTIVAL
(NEWTON) With the Newton Fall Festival nearly a week away, the Newton Public Library District invites everyone to enter this year’s 2024 Quilt & Craft Show to be held Saturday, […]
SPECIAL MEETING FOR RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HELD LAST NIGHT
The Richland County School Board of Education held a special meeting last night in Olney, which lasted less than 30 minutes. Key decisions and discussions included: The Board’s regular monthly […]
ILLINOIS FARMERS INVITED TO 2024 MIDWEST MECHANICAL WEED CONTROL FIELD DAY
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois farmers, especially those growing organic crops, who are looking for alternative ways to control weeds, may be interested in attending a special field day in Indiana. The 2024 […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/05/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The West Nile Virus is becoming more prevalent around Illinois. A mosquito pool collected in McLean County is the second positive test for the virus in that county this […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/05/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s another day with warm weather conditions and plenty of sunshine. All to be followed by a weak cold front that will drop southeastward across Illinois by late tomorrow […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU RAINFALL REPORT
(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week, with the reporting period ending at 8:00 this past Monday morning, the county’s highest total of […]
MASON MAN CRIMINALLY CHARGED FOLLOWING FATAL APRIL 2024 CRASH
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9, based in Effingham, has announced that one of the drivers in the April 24th vehicular crash in Effingham County at Moccasin Road and […]
LAST WEEK’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s UDSA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week around the state. Illinois’ average temperature was 78.5 degrees last […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/04/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has announced the new Lifesaving Education & Awareness on Donation program, called LEAD, which will enable high school students to serve as ambassadors […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/04/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll return to more summer-like heat today and tomorrow, before a cold front moves through, now with a very slight chance of rain on Friday. Then we’ll dry out […]