RICHLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS TOURS RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER
(OLNEY) Due to last evening’s nasty weather, the Richland County School District cancelled it’s first scheduled public tour of the Richland County High School athletic fields and has now announced […]
MAIN STREET INTERSECTIONS IN OLNEY SET TO REOPEN
(OLNEY) The City of Olney is also announcing that starting today, weather permitting, on this Thursday, the downtown intersection of Main Street and Fair Street is back open to traffic, […]
LOCAL FARMERS COMMITTED TO CURRENT CROP ROTATIONS AND DON’T PLAN ON CHANGING THEM
(SPRINGFIELD) While commodity price trends suggest an increase in corn planting intentions, farmers around the nation mostly remain committed to their crop rotations, promoting agronomic stability over market fluctuations and […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/03/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker and a 70-person delegation of state officials and private sector citizens concluded their trade mission to Mexico City yesterday. Officials say the trip was an effort […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION AND RECENT SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE (04/03/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With last night’s storms dropping one to three inches of rain on average here in our downstate area, an approaching cold front will move across Illinois by later tonight […]
FEBRUARY 2025 USDA ILLINOIS AG PRICES REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s USDA Illinois Ag Prices Report for February : the Ag Production Index was up 14% from January and up 22% from February a year ago : […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/02/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Gun rights advocates in Illinois are asking the U.S. Attorney General to come and review how the state may be violating residents’ Second Amendment rights. Attorney General Pam Bondi […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/02/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A significant severe weather event will unfold later today with strong winds, heavy rain, possible hail, and more. While the highest probability for tornadoes is along and southeast of […]
UNOFFICIAL JASPER COUNTY APRIL 1ST, 2025 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION RESULTS
There were 21.5% of Jasper County’s registered voters that cast their votes in the April 1st Consolidated Election, however there are currently several vote-by-mail ballots still out and not counted. […]
UNOFFICIAL RICHLAND COUNTY APRIL 1ST, 2025 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION RESULTS
There were just over 33% of Richland County’s registered voters that cast their votes in the April 1st Consolidated Election, however there are currently 357 vote-by-mail ballots still out and […]