AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DOWN
(NEWTON/OLNEY) The area downstate unemployment rates are down for September. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports Effingham County has the region’s lowest number at 3.5% with all other area […]
USDA AG PRICES FOR SEPTEMBER REPORT 2024
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Ag Prices Report for September : the Ag Production Index decreased 5.6% from August and was down nearly a full percentage point (0.9%) from September […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/01/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With most all eyes on next Tuesday’s election, some are already thinking about this month’s Fall Veto Session in Springfield. Although many lawmakers do not expect much to be […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (11/01/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With cooler air on tap, we’ll have plenty of sunshine both today and tomorrow for this first full weekend in November 2024. That’s after the cold front moved through […]
JASPER COUNTY ‘FLAG DESIGN’ CONTEST UNDERWAY
(NEWTON) Entries are now being accepted for the Jasper County “Flag Design” contest with guidelines available online at the jaspercountyil.com website or by stopping by the Newton Public Library or […]
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A reminder to make sure everyone falls back one hour this coming Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 early Sunday morning. It’s done on the first […]
ISP RELEASE DETAILS ON TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH IN MARION COUNTY
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police have released information about a two vehicle traffic crash that occurred Sunday afternoon at shortly after 12:00 noon in Marion County, on U.S. Route 50 […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD OCTOBER 2024 MEETING RECAP
The Noble Village Board met on Monday night and covered several key items:
NEW NATIONAL FFA OFFICERS ANNOUNCED
(INDIANAPOLIS) An Illinois teen was named President of the National FFA last Saturday during the organization’s annual convention in Indianapolis. Thaddeus Bergschneider, age 19, the former Illinois FFA State President, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (10/30/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Investigators continue to find cases of Paycheck Protection Program fraud in Illinois by state workers. The Executive Ethics Commission has published 12 additional reports relating to program fraud, adding […]