LOCAL COUNTIES RECIEVE GRANT MONEY FOR AREA PROJECTS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Farm Bureau has announced the 2023-2024 recipients of its new grant program supporting rural development efforts. Grants were awarded to ten projects, each from a different county. […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/04/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Public Health is adopting updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control that streamlins and simplifies recommendations for dealing with a range of respiratory viruses, […]

MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/04/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more unseasonably warm and windy conditions on tap again today, much likely yesterday. However, an approaching cold front will bring us some clouds today with our first downstate […]

MELVIN E. BURSOTT

(KINMUNDY) the Funeral service for Korean War and U.S Navy Veteran Melvin E. Bursott, age 91 of Kinmundy will be held Tuesday March 5, 2024 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]

OCC BASEBALL/SOFTBALL THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) In Junior College Softball – The OCC Lady Knights are on the east coast getting ready for six games this weekend The 0-2 Lady Knights will begin action in […]

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS LAST NIGHT

(NEWTON) In Junior High Volleyball – The remaining IESA 7th Grade Regionals ended last night, here’s some results involving area downstate teams. CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ ST. ELMO CLASS […]

LOCAL AND AREA EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]