CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CLICKED ON AND MORE
(OLNEY) It’s a full list of activities coming up over the next several days and nights in Richland County. The lighting of the Christmas Tree in Olney’s Bower Park is […]
UPCOMING DATES THIS WEEK TO GIVE BLOOD
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand […]
USDA RELEASED TWO REPORTS LAST WEEK
(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA released several reports late last Friday that had been delayed due to the government shutdown, including its Cattle on Feed and Milk Production reports. The number of […]
PESTICIDE LICENSE TESTING FAST APPROACHING
(ALBION) Whether renewing an Illinois pesticide license or applying for one, registration is now open for local in-person testing sessions to be held in Olney, Albion, and Fairfield. While the […]
DEER HARVEST NOT AS GOOD THIS PAST WEEKEND
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While the weekend weather was rather mild and dry for yesterday and Saturday, all after a rainy and cool Friday, the first three days of the 2025 firearm deer […]
NEW USDA WEBSITE AVAILABLE
(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA has launched a new website to centralize information about New World Screwworm. The website, aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm, serves as a landing page for the latest USDA-verified information on cases […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is no longer licensed to practice law in the Land of Lincoln. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of a […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some dense fog this morning, we’ll stay mostly cloudy on this Monday with an approaching low pressure system expected to bring us our next chance of rain tonight […]
CHECK OUT SOME AREA ACTIVITIES
(OLNEY) The Richland County High School FBLA Chapter will be hosting its Thanksgiving Pie Sale fundraiser next Wednesday morning at the Olney IGA, starting at 10:00 and continuing until sold out, which […]
ILLINOIS NEAR THE TOP IN FARM PRODUCTIVITY
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report highlighting farm productivity found that Illinois ranked sixth best in the nation in agricultural sales, with about $29-2 billion generated in the most recent year. According […]