JASPER COUNTY BOARD MEETING RECAP (03/25/2024)
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Board met for its regular monthly meeting in March last Thursday night in Newton. The Board : approved the payment of all expenses in February, worth […]
2024 ILLINOIS FARMLAND TRENDS REPORT RELEASED
(BLOOMINGTON) The 2024 Illinois Farmland Values Lease Trends Report has been released by the Illinois Society for Professional Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers, showing the average price for all classes […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/25/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker left Illinois yesterday for an economic development mission to California to appeal to business and film industry leaders on the west coast. Alongside with those from […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/25/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) An upper level weather disturbance with some light rain is moving across our downstate area as a larger warm front moves into Illinois. With our rain chances hanging around […]
SANDRA J. FRIEDRICH
(OLNEY) The Funeral Service for Sandra J. Friedrich, age 62, of Olney will be held Tuesday Night March 26, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney. The […]
LOCAL/AREA EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]
IN AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) In local and area meetings coming up tonight : Both meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECAP (03/21/2024)
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : approved the payment of all bills, including $197,379 in pre-paids and $177,042 in other payable […]
IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING RECAP (03/21/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The IECC Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting in March this past Tuesday night. The Board : approved all bills as presented : approved the new […]
ADDITIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (03/21/2024)
(NEWTON) In news involving Tuesday’s primary election results. While there is still no official tally available, the unofficial numbers so far indicate that Adam Niemerg will be re-nominated as the […]