NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR THE RIDGEWAY CHAPTER OF THE IL AUDUBON SOCIETY TODAY
The Ridgway Chapter of the IL Audubon Society will meet this evening Tuesday May 20th at 4:30 at the First Presbyterian Church due to rain. Those involved in the bird […]
THIS WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY RAIN FALL REPORT MAY 2025
(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report, with the recording period ending at 8:00 yesterday morning, it was the driest week of the spring, with the county’s […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAY 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Jasper County School Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night in Newton. Key actions and updates from the meeting include: Financial and Administrative Approvals: Budget […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week around the state. Illinois’ average temperature was 67.4 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/20/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In a state where its residents pay the second highest gas taxes in the nation, another increase is just weeks away in Illinois. While the “Rebuild Illinois” capitol plan […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/20/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As our downstate area widespread rain from overnight slowly comes to an end today, we’ll likely see some clearing later this afternoon and maybe some sunshine by nightfall. Then […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/19/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) New Illinois Gaming Board administrative rules now require all casinos statewide to conduct mandatory human trafficking recognition training, plus additional training to develop and document human trafficking, along with […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/19/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With no rain measured over the weekend for most of our downstate area, that likely will change over the next 48 hours as a back door cold front will […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND
Olney Events Courageous Hearts Cancer Support Group “Lawyer in the Library” – Olney Public Library Queen of Hearts Drawing – Olney VFW Miss Richland County Fair Queen Info Meeting Rolling […]
2 BUSINESSES IN WAYNE COUNTY TICKETED FOR SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO MINORS IN COUNTERMEASURE ENFORCEMENT
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police (ISP) Zone 8 has announced the recent results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveillance at various establishments in Wayne County earlier this month. The details were […]