RCHS PRINCIPAL SELECTED AS A 2024 AG EDUCATION ADVOCACY AWARD WINNER
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an administrator within the Richland County School District. RCHS Principal Darrell Houchin has been selected as a 2024 Agricultural Education Advocacy Award winner, the only High School […]
STATE REP NEIMERG URGES GOVERNOR PRITZKER TO TAKE ACTION ON ILLEGAL DRUGS IN LOCAL PRISONS
(TEUTOPOLIS) State Representative Adam Niemerg sent a letter to Governor J.B. Pritzker urging him to take immediate action by directing the Department of Corrections to stop the flow of illegal […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (12/05/2024
(SPRINGFIELD) Now that colder temperatures have arrived, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding everyone to prepare now for the upcoming respiratory virus season by getting those recommended shots […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (12/05/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As temperatures dropped overnight from a high yesterday afternoon of 52 degrees in Olney to our current temperatures in the mid-teens, our wind chill values will hang in the […]
RCHS THEATER DEPARTMENT PRESENTS ‘ANNIE’ THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The Richland County High School Theater Department is this weekend proudly presenting “Annie” in the Richland County Performing Arts Center. The three shows will be Friday night at 6:30, […]
RICHLAND COUNTY FIREFIGHTER FOOD DRIVE
(OLNEY) All are encouraged to get ready for this week’s Richland County Firefighter Food Drive, set for this coming Thursday. Starting at 6:00 that evening, the door-to-door pickup will take […]
RICHLAND HERITAGE MUSEUM FOUNDATION OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
(OLNEY) With recent repairs now complete at the Heritage House Museum in Olney, the Richland Heritage Museum Foundation invites the public to it’s “Old-Fashioned Christmas Open House” this coming Sunday […]
IECC COLLEGES SPRING SEMESTER REGISTRATION OPEN
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is continuing with its spring registration for 2025 classes, along with the other three IECC colleges in Mt. Carmel, Fairfield, and near Robinson. New students can […]
ADOPT A FAMILY RICHLAND COUNTY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL DEC. 6TH
(OLNEY) The Adopt-A-Family Christmas Gift Program in Richland County is continuing to accept online applications, but only for a few more days, until this Friday, December 6th. To qualify, a […]
OCTOBER 2024 AG PRICES REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Agricultural Prices Report for October : the Ag Production Index decreased 6.5% from September and was down 1.1% from October 2023 : the Crop Production […]