CONGRATS TO THE TOP AREA COOKIE SELLERS
(GLEN CARBON) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) would like to congratulate the local Top Cookie Sellers from the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2026 as Girl Scouts […]
SUMMER CAMPS & COURSES AVAILABLE AT OCC
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is excited to announce the release of its 2026 Summer Camps and the 2026-2027 Community Education Catalog, all to offer engaging learning opportunities […]
BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s water distribution system from free chlorine back to the normal chloramine this coming Monday, April […]
WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s Illinois Crop Conditions & Progress Report from the USDA, both corn and soybean planting are running ahead of average for early April, with most activity happening […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service are both reminding taxpayers that tomorrow is the deadline to get those taxes postmarked by mail or to get […]
OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
(OLNEY) Here’s an activity for this week at the Olney Public Library : TUESDAY (4/21/26) : it’s the next Lawyer in the Library visit from 4:00 to 6:00 at the […]
NEW ENTRANCE TO OPEN AT COURTHOUSE
(OLNEY) Richland County authorities have announced that effective next Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, the public entrance to the Richland County Courthouse will be through the front, or north, doors off […]
USDA RELEASES MEAT EXPORT UPDATE
(BLOOMINGTON) February exports of U.S. pork and beef variety meat were slightly higher year-over-year, according to date released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. For […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a subtle short-wave weather system with some light rain or sprinkles moves across central Illinois and drops a little further south than anticipated into our downstate area, the […]
BULK TRASH DROP-OFF IN OLNEY THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The City of Olney has its next Bulk Trash Drop-Off Event this coming Saturday from 8:00 to 2:00 (or until the dumpsters are full) in the Municipal Parking Lot […]