‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The Olney VFW will have its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. The jackpot is now up to $8,709 if […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/30/2024)
(CHESTER) Staff members at a downstate Illinois correctional facility were taken to a hospital yesterday after experiencing some medical symptoms. ICOC officials say twelve (12) workers at the Menard Correctional […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Another active weather pattern will wrap up the month of August today thru tomorrow morning as a frontal boundary that brought us rain Wednesday morning & stalled out yesterday, […]
2024 OLNEY WHITE SQUIRREL COUNT
(OLNEY) The City of Olney will be hosting it’s 46th Annual “Squirrel Count” coming up on three Saturday mornings in October, with volunteers needed for either all or any of […]
OLNEY VFW MEMBERS SELECTED TO VFW STATE DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS
(OLNEY) Congratulations to some local Olney VFW members who are also representing Richland County on the state level as announced earlier this year : All congratulations to these local Olney […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/29/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With the last unofficial holiday weekend of summer coming up, the Illinois State Police & the Illinois Department of Transportation are sending out a clear message that driving under […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (08/29/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll see a mostly dry day on tap for this Thursday as our downstate area is expected to heat back up with more high humidity levels and above normal […]
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES FROM LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) In High School Volleyball last night – Olney dropped three matches on the road at Teutopolis The top categorical leaders for Olney included Olney also lost the junior varsity […]
CITY OF NEWTON ‘BOIL WATER ORDER’
(NEWTON) The City of Newton has a “boil water order” currently in effect for the area of Newton affected by yesterday’s water shut off, due to the water line tie-in […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD AUGUST 2024 MEETING RECAP
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session for just over a half hour this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented […]