USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature last week was 76.5 degrees, nearly 3 (2.7) degrees above normal. The state’s average rainfall was just under […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Back to more heat and humidity today, although an approaching cold front could bring some temporary relief today through tonight with chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms in our […]
ALL BLOOD TYPES & PLATELETS NEEDED
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Monday (8/11/25) at the Community Building in Salem […]
LOCAL MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS
(OLNEY) In meetings coming up this Monday night : The Olney City Council and Richland County Board will hold a special joint meeting this evening at the Olney City Hall, […]
JASPER COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAXES DUE
(NEWTON) A reminder that the first Jasper County real estate tax bill installment is due this coming Friday, August 15th. Payments for the 2024 taxes can be made online, by […]
FRIDAY NIGHT EARTHQUAKE
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) The investigation is continuing by the U.S. Geological Survey into a small earthquake that occurred at 10:06 this past Friday night, centered just east/southeast of Cynthiana, Indiana. Measuring […]
REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A frontal boundary in the Upper Midwest will pretty well stall out today through tonight, giving our downstate area more warm and humid tropical air for today & tomorrow, […]
BETTY BARBARA ROARK
(SUMNER) The graveside funeral service for Betty Barbara Roark, age 90, of rural Sumner, will be held Tuesday morning, August 12, 2025, at 11:00, at the Sumner Cemetery, with burial […]
COMMUNITY ED CLASSES AT OCC
(OLNEY) Olney Central College invites community members to expand their skills and explore their passions this fall through a wide variety of Community Education classes. With both in-person and online […]
2025 IWA WHEAT YIELD CONTEST
(MT. VERNON) A Tazewell County farmer took home the first place plaque from the 2025 Wheat Yield Contest hosted by the Illinois Wheat Association as long-time farmer Wendell Good raised […]