MARCH’S PROJECTIONS FOR ACREAGE PLANTED AHEAD
(SPRINGFIELD) With some warmer temperatures the last couple of weeks, along with the new month of March, last week’s USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum helped provide fresh projections for acreage to […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/04/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, the Illinois Attorney General’s office has released the Top 10 consumer complaints that it has received last year. For the fourth year […]
TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/04/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With our warmer-than-normal air in place over the Midwest today and a frontal system approaching from the west, we’ll have a very good chance of rain, maybe a storm […]
THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK
(LINCOLN/PADUCAH) This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week as the National Weather Service and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency will highlight a specific area of safety each day, today through Friday. […]
OLNEY COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER CANNABIS FOUND IN CHILD’S BACKPACK AT SCHOOL – INVESTIGATION CONTINUING
(OLNEY) The investigation is continuing into last week’s arrest of an Olney couple, both charged with possession of methamphetamine and for endangering the life or health of a child. It […]
USDA ILLINOIS AG PRICE REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025
(SPRINGFIELD) In last week’s USDA Illinois Agricultural Price Report for January : the Ag Production Index increased 2.1% from December and was up 16% from January 2024 : the Crop […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/03/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Republicans and Democrats introduced legislation late last week that would address the high cost of housing in Illinois. The proposed Illinois Home Buyer Savings Accounts Act would offer tax-advantaged […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/03/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With March 2025 beginning like a “lamb” the past two days, we’ll have much of the same with a dry sky, plenty of sunshine, and warmer-than-normal weather conditions, however […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND (02/28/2025-03/02/2025)
(OLNEY) Make plans now to attend the Natural Woman concert, A Tribute to Carole King, to be presented by Katie Pinder Brown, next Tuesday night, March 4th, starting at 7:00, […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HIRES NEW ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION DIRECTOR
The Richland County School Board has appointed Mrs. Christina VanMatre as the next Alternative Education Director, a role she will officially assume at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. […]