REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some snow and then some rain mixed in for Saturday through Sunday, a fast-moving storm system will bring another round of wintry weather to our downstate area tonight. […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll finish up the month of November 2025 with some uncertain weather, although we know our downstate area conditions will be our coldest of the fall so far, we […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Illinois Attorney General’s office is reminding statewide residents to exercise caution when shopping both online and in person. All shoppers should […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be a rather quiet Thanksgiving Day on this Thursday with a little less wind, but cold weather conditions. Then after a dry sky tomorrow, an approaching frontal […]
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 […]