OLNEY CITY COUNCIL JUNE MEETING RECAP
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : accepted the $714,168 bid from Visu Sewer […]
YESTERDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork on average in Illinois last week. The statewide average temperature was 80.6 degrees last week, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/25/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) A bill on the Governor’s desk, if signed into law, would allow for electrified security fence construction without local government permission. House Bill 2154 prohibits local governments from requiring […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (06/25/2024
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Heat Advisory in effect for all of our downstate listening area today, we’ll have a mostly sunny sky with increasing clouds later and eventually a chance of […]
REP NIEMERG COUNTY FAIR SATELLITE OFFICE HOURS
(NEWTON) State Representative Adam Niemerg has announced satellite office hours at the various county fairs in the 102nd Legislative District. State information and materials will be available to constituents, plus […]
RICHLAND COUNTY C.A.R.E.S. CAR WASH AND BAKE SALE
(OLNEY) A fundraising “car wash & bake sale” is this coming Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:00 noon at the Superwash Car Wash, at 615 West Main Street, in Olney, […]
2024 NOBLE FREEDOM FESTIVAL
(NOBLE) The 2024 Annual Noble Freedom Festival & Parade are slated for this coming Saturday, centered in the downtown Village Park. Sponsored by the Noble Lions Club, with participation from […]
JASPER COUNTY HAS A NEW FAIR QUEEN!
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Fair has a new queen as crowned during last night’s 2024 Miss Jasper County Fair Queen Pageant in Newton. Congratulations to Elise Wright, the 20 year […]
NEW RECORD IN ACRES ENROLLED IN FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE
(SPRINGFIELD) Farmers last year enrolled more than 500 million acres in federal crop insurance, a new record. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), the bump is driven by forage […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/24/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced that the state’s unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 12,700 in May, all based on preliminary […]