SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) The City of Olney’s leaf collection program is expected to begin next week, on Monday, with the leaf pick up machines driving through the City to pick up loose […]
IN-PERSON PESTICIDE TESTING DATES ANNOUNCED
(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 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers are responding after America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal complaint urging the U.S. Department of Education to investigate Illinois’ new law requiring annual student mental health […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We are back to sunshine today with some warmer air returning to our downstate area. In fact, we are expecting temperatures back in the upper 60’s by Friday and […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has expanded its campaign to regulate auto insurance rates. Officials say after a successful virtual town hall series, where the office heard from […]
REGIONAL WEEKLY HARVEST UPDATE
(NEWTON/OLNEY) With the Illinois Crop Progress Report again not available this week due to the government shutdown, downstate area farmers in the ten-county region report that the 2025 fall harvest […]
MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR MEETING
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on an unanimous vote, amended the Title […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be a dry and windy day on tap for this Veterans Day 2025 with a mostly cloudy sky. Although a gradual warming trend begins today, the south/southwesterly […]
STABLE ENROLLMENT REPORT FROM IECC
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is reporting steady enrollment this fall, with strong gains among dual credit, career and technical, transfer, and adult education students. While overall full-time equivalent […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Election integrity advocates are calling for sweeping reforms after a new international report ranks Illinois near the bottom for election security. According to a comprehensive international survey by The […]