MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/06/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a shortwave weather trough lifts northeastward into the Ohio River Valley today, our downstate area rain chance continues this morning, but some dry time with possible sunshine is […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN OUR AREA (05/03/2024)
(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 […]
RICHLAND COUNTY ROADWORK DELAYED
(OLNEY) The Richland County Highway Department has announced that the planned start date for road improvement work on North Prairieton Road in Claremont Township has been delayed until next Thursday, […]
JASPER COUNTY FAIR QUEEN PRACTICES SET TO START THIS WEEKEND
(NEWTON) Pageant practices are scheduled to start this weekend in Jasper County. With all four pageants having their first practices and sign ups this Sunday afternoon at the Floral Hall […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SUMMER RECREATION SIGN UPS NOW OPEN
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Summer Recreation signup is now underway with registration forms and more available on the City’s ci.olney.il.us website. The signup includes the 2024 summer rec program, […]
IWA OFFERING WHEAT FIELD TOURS FOR FARMERS
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Wheat Association is inviting farmers to tour wheat fields and take estimate yields of the downstate winter wheat crop during its annual Wheat Plot Tour on Tuesday, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/03/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The FBI has released its 2023 Elder Fraud Report, revealing that nationwide fraud victims over 60 years old lost more than $3 billion collectively last year. Illinois was in […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/03/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the warm front that brought us warmer-than-normal conditions yesterday moves further northward across Illinois, an approaching cold front from the west will give us rain chances this morning. […]
ISP TROOP 9 CONDUCTS SPECIAL PATROLS IN APRIL
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 has released results of several special patrols conducted in the area counties during the month of April. Here some results. Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement […]
OLNEY FFA STUDENT SELECTED AS ILLINOIS FFA MAJOR STATE OFFICER TEAM CANDIDATE
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney FFA member for being selected as a candidate for the 2024-2025 Illinois FFA Major State Officer Team. Trenton Payne, the son of Shad and Diane […]