ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/15/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is reporting last month it returned nearly $21 million to statewide residents as part of the I-CASH program. The total for April included over […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/15/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While the low pressure weather system that brought us light rain on Tuesday has moved out of Illinois, giving us around a half inch of rain on average in […]
IN AREA MEETINGS TONIGHT (05/13/2024)
(OLNEY/NOBLE) There are two municipal meetings in Richland County tonight : Both meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any closed sessions.
CITY OF OLNEY CONTINUES LIMB PICKUP
(OLNEY) The City of Olney’s Street Department will this week continue to assist residents in need with tree limb pickup in Olney, although today’s the final day for those needing […]
ILLINOIS FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ELECTS NEW JUDGE
(NEWTON) The Illinois Fourth Judicial Circuit has announced the election of Martin W. Siemer, Circuit Judge At Large from Effingham County, as the new Chief Judge for the circuit. Judge […]
ISP INVESTIGATING TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH FROM (05/11/2024)
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police are still investigating a two vehicle traffic crash that occurred at 2:56 this past Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Route 50 / Clay City Main […]
FRIDAY’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PRODUCTION REPORT (05/13/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) In Friday’s USDA Illinois Crop Production Report, the harvested area for winter wheat in 2024 is forecast at 680,000 acres, down 13% from the previous year. The winter wheat […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/13/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) An arrest was made late last week in connection with bomb threats made in two Illinois State buildings in Springfield. While it was three weeks ago today, April 22nd, […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/13/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After a dry and pleasant weekend, our downstate area weather pattern is now back into a rainy one with a chance of scattered showers and possible storms later today […]
IN AREA AND LOCAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
(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 […]