NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office wants nearly 2% more in taxpayer funds for the agency’s next budget, while at the same time it says millions of dollars have […]
FARM BILL MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Congresswoman Mary Miller, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, is applauding this week’s advancement of the national Farm Bill out of committee. The third-generation Coles County farmer […]
REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met for a regular meeting this past Tuesday night. The Council : on a 4 to 1 vote, approved a Grant Writing Agreement with the […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With some widespread dense fog lifting by mid-morning, the warm front that brought us at or around two inches of rain since Tuesday, continues to move northeastward out of Illinois. […]
AREA ACTIVITIES THE REST OF THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW Post is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale all this week and always open to […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County officials yesterday to announce a combined $2.6 billion in erased medical debt, and of that total, well over half, $1.5 billion, […]
ANNUAL SHRINE DANCE IN JASPER COUNTY
(NEWTON) Get ready for the Jasper County Annual Shrine Dance, now less than two weeks away, coming up on Saturday night, March 14th, starting at 8:00 that night. The $10.00 […]
ROAD TO BE CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Highway Department has announced a road closure starting tomorrow and continuing for the next several weeks in Denver Township, north of Noble. The closure is due […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report ranks Illinois near the bottom in social mobility. The Archbridge Institute researchers found Illinois at number 38 in the nation for giving its residents the ability […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an expansive high pressure sitting out to our west and a tight surface pressure gradient over the Upper Midwest, our current cold weather conditions will hang around for […]