NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD JANUARY 13, 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Noble Village Board held its regular meeting on Monday evening, where the following actions and discussions took place: The next regular Village Board meeting will be held on Monday, […]
DOUBLE CROP FARMERS FORUM NEXT WEEK
(MT. VERNON) The Illinois Wheat Association, in conjunction with the Illinois Soybean Association, will host the annual Double Crop Farmers’ Forum, coming up next Tuesday, January 21st, at the Double […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (01/15/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether to find a state firearms statute prohibiting open carry unconstitutional. It’s all based on a case in 2020, when a man was […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (01/15/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With another cold day on tap, although with plenty of sunshine, we’ll start a slight warming trend tonight with temperatures above the freezing mark tomorrow through Saturday. That is […]
OCC THEATER HOSTING AUDITIONS FOR DISNEY’S “TARZAN” MUSICAL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
(OLNEY) The OCC Theater is hosting its final audition tonight for the spring production of Disney Musical “Tarzan” which will include eight total performances during the final two weekends of […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SWCD ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Soil & Water Conservation District will have its Annual Meeting tonight at the Best Western Parkside Event Center in Olney. With the doors open and registration […]
OLNEY CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 13, 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Olney City Council met in regular session last night, where several important decisions and discussions took place. Approved Items: Discussions & Updates: The next regular meeting of the Olney […]
WANTED FUGITIVE FINALLY APPREHENDED IN RICHLAND COUNTY
(OLNEY) Richland County authorities have apprehended wanted fugitive Nathan Ellison without incident yesterday at a home in Olney. This coming after the Richland County Sheriff’s Office and the Olney Police […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (01/14/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) With last week’s ice and snow storm, Ameren Illinois has announced that several downstate businesses and residents were contacted by scam artists trying to prey on customers who were […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (01/14/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A short wave weather disturbance is dropping some light snow to our north this morning, but just some clouds and possible flurries for our downstate area until it all […]