FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/27/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the remnants of Hurricane Helene move northwestward towards the mid-Mississippi River Valley, our main downstate area rain-maker overnight was a strong low pressure storm system that’s spinning in […]
LOCAL POLLS OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING AT CLERKS OFFICE
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As noted before in our state news segment, Early Voting for the 2024 November 5th election is now underway at all downstate area County Clerk’s Offices, open weekdays from […]
IFB LOOKING FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND 2024 AG MARKETING SUMMIT
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau is looking for members to attend the 2024 Agricultural Marketing Summit, to be held November 13–15, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Farm Bureau members interested in […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/26/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Early voting sites are now open in nearly every Illinois county today, with the exception of Cook County and the City of Chicago, where things will get going in […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/26/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With sunshine this morning, clouds will increase in our downstate area later today as the remnants of Hurricane Helene move northwestward into the Midwest by this weekend. As the […]
RICHLAND COUNTY HEA FINAL PRESENTATION OD THE YEAR COMING UP
(OLNEY) The Richland County HEA has its last presentation of this calendar year coming up this Thursday morning at the Extension Office in Olney, beginning at 10:00. Entitled “Navigating Changes […]
CELEBRATE VFW DAY WITH THE OLNEY VFW
(OLNEY) This coming Sunday, September 29th, is VFW Day, as the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization will celebrate 125 years of service to our country’s Veterans, their families, and communities. […]
NOBLE VILLAGE BOARD SEPTEMBER MEETING RECAP
The Noble Village Board convened for its regular session this past Monday night, where several key decisions were made: After a brief executive session, the meeting adjourned at 7:27 PM.
CDL TEST CHANGES NOW IN EFFECT
(SPRINGFIELD) For farmers and other ag-related workers that don’t know it yet, new changes to the Illinois commerical driver’s license (CDL) test are now in effect. Whether drivers are obtaining […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (09/25/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Supreme Court last week vacated a lower court ruling and reinstated a statute that authorizes the state to revoke a person’s FOID card once they have been […]