FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM TO SERVE MILK VARIETIES IS BACK IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Legislation that would allow schools that participate in the federal school lunch program to serve whole and 2% milk is resurfacing in the House and Senate in Washington, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/04/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) There’s another push to expand nuclear energy in Illinois as State Senate Republicans have introduced Senate Bill 1527 that would allow for the expansion of nuclear power beyond small […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/04/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Flood Watch in effect for our entire listening area from now until Sunday morning, we’ll have more clouds today and after some dry conditions this morning, it’s […]
RICHLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS TOURS RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER
(OLNEY) Due to last evening’s nasty weather, the Richland County School District cancelled it’s first scheduled public tour of the Richland County High School athletic fields and has now announced […]
MAIN STREET INTERSECTIONS IN OLNEY SET TO REOPEN
(OLNEY) The City of Olney is also announcing that starting today, weather permitting, on this Thursday, the downtown intersection of Main Street and Fair Street is back open to traffic, […]
LOCAL FARMERS COMMITTED TO CURRENT CROP ROTATIONS AND DON’T PLAN ON CHANGING THEM
(SPRINGFIELD) While commodity price trends suggest an increase in corn planting intentions, farmers around the nation mostly remain committed to their crop rotations, promoting agronomic stability over market fluctuations and […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/03/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker and a 70-person delegation of state officials and private sector citizens concluded their trade mission to Mexico City yesterday. Officials say the trip was an effort […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION AND RECENT SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE (04/03/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With last night’s storms dropping one to three inches of rain on average here in our downstate area, an approaching cold front will move across Illinois by later tonight […]
FEBRUARY 2025 USDA ILLINOIS AG PRICES REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s USDA Illinois Ag Prices Report for February : the Ag Production Index was up 14% from January and up 22% from February a year ago : […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/02/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Gun rights advocates in Illinois are asking the U.S. Attorney General to come and review how the state may be violating residents’ Second Amendment rights. Attorney General Pam Bondi […]