ILLINOIS FAMILY FARMS
(CHAMPAIGN) The USDA has released data showing that 93.2% of all Illinois farms are family owned, ranking Illinois 39th in the U.S. for family-owned farm share. Researchers from the Farm […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s joblessness rate in August was 4.7%, down slightly from July, but still higher than the national rate of 4.5%. While […]
MAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL U.S. COURT
(MARION) An area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after he admitted to several crimes. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reports 57 year old Edward J. Bates, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) This second week of December will be another weather roller coaster for our downstate area. With plenty of sunshine on tap this afternoon and cool conditions tonight, a southerly […]
GARY TARPLEY
(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Tarpley, age 84, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, […]
THE LATEST IN NATIONWIDE FARM NEWS
(SPRINGFIELD) It was this past Monday that USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said, without providing further details, that the Trump administration expects to announce an aid package for U.S. farmers within […]
CLOSED TEMPORARILY IN DOWNTOWN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The Good Samaritan of Richland County, in downtown Olney, is closed today, on this Wednesday, due to demolition work in the building next door. While the Good Samaritan will […]
THOMAS C. YORK
(CARMI / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Thomas C. York, age 71, of Carmi, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, December 8, 2025, at 11:00, […]
FRANKLIN K. “FRANK” MILLER
(KINMUNDY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Franklin K. “Frank” Miller, age 77, of Kinmundy, Illinois, will be held Friday afternoon, December 5, 2025, at 2:00, at the Transformation Church of […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Ameren Illinois residential customers in southern and central Illinois will see an average $3.65 increase on their natural gas bills starting next month in January, although the hike could […]