IN AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT
(NEWTON) There’s one regularly scheduled meeting on tap tonight. The Newton City Council meets tonight at the Newton City Hall, beginning at 6:00. The meeting is open to the public, […]
CITY/VILLAGE CLOSURES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
(OLNEY) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed this coming Thursday in observance of Independence Day 2024 with most all of them reopening with normal […]
LAST WEEK’S RC 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 yesterday (Monday) morning, the county’s highest total of rain […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR JASPER AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES
(NEWTON/LAWRENCEVILLE) The Maxine E. Spitler Foundation has awarded fourteen (14) local organizations with grant funds to provide activities for youth or sponsor projects that care for domestic and wild animals. […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork around Illinois last week on average. The state’s average temperature was 76.1 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/02/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills yesterday that touch on several issues. Here’s a look a just a handful of the new laws signed into effect Monday : […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/02/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another day of sunshine on tap for this first Tuesday in July 2024 with warmer air moving through tonight. An approaching frontal system will bring us […]
OLNEY SUMMER SWIM TEAM RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) In Summer Swimming last night – The Olney Tigersharks beat Salem at the Musgrove Aquatic Center, 510 to 155, Olney won 49 of the 66 total individual events, in […]
TODAY IS “ZIPCODE DAY” IN CLAY CITY
(CLAY CITY) Today, June 28th, is “Zip Code Day” in Clay City, replicating the village’s zip code of 6-28-24. Running from 4:00 to 9:00 tonight, there will be free games, […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS CHOSEN
(NEWTON/LAWRENCEVILLE) The Maxine E. Spitler Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of the 2024 annual awards that went to Jasper County and Lawrence County organizations that provide activities for youth […]