IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING RECAP (04/18/2024)
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees met for its April monthly meeting this past Tuesday night at Olney Central College. The Board : approved the payment of […]
MONTHLY AG TRACTOR AEM REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) A monthly report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) showed year-to-date unit sales of ag tractors were down 13.3% and combine sales were down 20.4% from a year […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/18/2024)
(CHICAGO) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul yesterday joined U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach, and federal and state […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/18/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an approaching storm system bringing us our next chance of rain and thunderstorms tonight, some of which could be severe in nature, we’ll stay mostly dry today with […]
RICHLAND COUNTY HEA SPONSORING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS
(OLNEY) The Richland County Homemakers Education Association is sponsoring a series of interactive presentations from the University of Illinois Extension service, scheduled to start a week from tomorrow afternoon, on […]
UNITY PROJECT ANNOUNCES 2024 ADULT CLOTHING GIVEAWAY
(OLNEY) The Unity Project Ministry announces its annual Spring & Summer Adult Clothing Giveaway with the deadline to register for a half hour shopping slot set for May 1st, two […]
JASPER COUNTY BOARD ANNOUCES PUBLIC MEETING FOR ENERGY TRANSITION GRANT
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Board has announced the notice of a public meeting for the 2024 Energy Transition Community Grant will be held this coming Thursday evening at the Jasper […]
USDA’S NASS TO PUBLISH MONTHLY CROP REPORTS
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service surveyed farmers in March and published an estimate of 780,000 acres of wheat planted in Illinois last fall. Beginning next month, continuing through […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/17/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker wants $40 million in taxpayer funds over four years to pick up the medical debt tab for hundreds of thousands of statewide individuals. During a news […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/17/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s another day with strong gusty winds and warmer-than-normal weather conditions, all the while a strong storm system is approaching the Midwest. So after a dry sky on this […]