HOLIDAY WORLD AND SPLASHIN’ SAFARI HIRING FOR 2025 SEASON
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari officials are hiring to fill more than 2,000 positions to meet the needs of the 2025 season, which will be the longest in […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Richland County Board held its regular monthly meeting for February in Olney, where several key decisions were made: The next regular meeting will take place on March 13, 2025.
IN PERSON ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TRAINING FOR PRODUCERS AND OPERATORS
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois Farm Bureau, along with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, is sponsoring an upcoming in-person training for producers, farm operators, and […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/14/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) New numbers are out in the 2024 North American Van Lines Annual Migration Report, showing that Illinois was second in the country for outbound moves, behind only California. In […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/14/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a high pressure ridge that brought our cold temperatures on this Friday morning moves off to the east, an approaching warm front will bring us some more precipitation […]
OCC HOSTING ‘FINE ARTS’ DAY
(OLNEY) Olney Central College will host its Fine Arts Day, coming up two weeks from today, on Wednesday, February 26th, from 12:30 to 2:00, that afternoon. It’s a chance for […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING RECAP – FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The Noble Village Board held its regular meeting this past Monday night. Key actions included: In other news:
USDA’S NASS 2025 CROP PLANS SURVEY
(SPRINGFEILD) As the 2025 crop production season is just around the corner, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will soon contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/12/2025)
(CHICAGO) The jury deliberations enter their eleventh day today at the racketeering and bribery trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. In a statement this past Monday, […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/12/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the second of three weather systems this week moves across Illinois by tonight, we’ll have plenty of clouds and our downstate area precipitation is expected to be mostly […]