INDEPENDENCE DAY COOKING REMINDERS
(SPRINGFIELD) With the Fourth of July one of the most noted days to use a grill or smoker to cook up some delicious meats, poultry, and vegetables, folks around the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/03/2024)
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will not immediately review Illinois’ assault weapons ban, leaving the law in place, at least until challenges to the law have […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/03/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front approaches our downstate area today, we’ll have plenty of clouds with a chance of mid-to-late afternoon showers or storms, but as the frontal system stalls […]
USAC SPRINT CARS RETURNING TO RED HILL RACEWAY
(SUMNER) In Dirt Track Car Racing news – USAC Sprint Cars return to the Red Hill Raceway south of Sumner tonight night, after 26 years, since 1998, it’s Sprint Car […]
OCC THEATER SHOWING “BARBIE” TONIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney Central College Theater will tonight continue to host its series of Free Movie Nights every Tuesday night in July. Starting at 7:00 this Tuesday night, the featured […]
4TH OF JULY HERITAGE HOUSE ICE CREAM SOCIAL
(OLNEY) Speaking of Thursday, all are invited to the Fourth of July Heritage House Ice Cream Social in Olney. Running from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon, the rain or […]
IN AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT
(NEWTON) There’s one regularly scheduled meeting on tap tonight. The Newton City Council meets tonight at the Newton City Hall, beginning at 6:00. The meeting is open to the public, […]
CITY/VILLAGE CLOSURES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
(OLNEY) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed this coming Thursday in observance of Independence Day 2024 with most all of them reopening with normal […]
LAST WEEK’S RC FARM BUREAU RAINFALL REPORT
(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week, with the reporting period ending at 8:00 yesterday (Monday) morning, the county’s highest total of rain […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR JASPER AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES
(NEWTON/LAWRENCEVILLE) The Maxine E. Spitler Foundation has awarded fourteen (14) local organizations with grant funds to provide activities for youth or sponsor projects that care for domestic and wild animals. […]