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(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 674 new confirmed COVID-19 cases from Thurs...

(OLNEY/NEWTON) An upper level weather disturbance will continue lifting out of our downstate area today, event...

Jun 3, 2021 | 7:18 AM (SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is still collecting data from approximately 3,000 Illinois farmers for its annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey looks at all aspects of U.S. agricultural production, the well-being of farm households, farm finances, chemical usage, and various farm production characteristics. The survey is conducted in three phases from now through April 2022. All information from respon...

(OLNEY) The Farm Bureau office in Olney has released its weekly rainfall report from the townships and other s...

(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 478 new confirmed COVID-19 cases from Wedne...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America Jun 2, 2021 | 7:09 AM (OLNEY/NOBLE) The Olney/Noble Airport Authority invites everyone to an “Open House” this coming Sunday at the airport, not only to check out the newly remodeled terminal building, but to enjoy the annual fly-in / drive-in breakfast in the airport’s main hangar. With pancakes, sausage, biscuits, gravy, doughnuts, and drinks on the menu, all ages are invited, plus the money raised from the breakfast go...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America Jun 2, 2021 | 7:12 AM (NEWTON) The Illinois Department of Transportation has now postponed the railroad crossing improvement work on Illinois Route 130 / Van Buren Street in Newton due to the expected rain today, on this Wednesday. Now scheduled for this coming Friday morning, beginning at 7:00, this portion of road and the railroad crossing will be closed until the work is completed sometime Saturday morning. No traffic will b...

Jun 2, 2021 | 7:06 AM (NEWTON) The 2021 Jasper County Fair, celebrating its 150th year of existence, is fast approaching, to be held on the Fairgrounds in Newton. The main list of activities will get underway on Sunday, June 20th, with Harness Racing at 12:00 noon that afternoon, followed by the Talent Contest that night at 6:00 and the Smith Kids J4 Music Group in concert Sunday night at 7:30. It’s more Harness Racing Monday, June 21st, at 12:00 noon, with the Fair Queen, Junior Miss, and Li...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America Jun 2, 2021 | 7:05 AM (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 401 new confirmed COVID-19 cases from Tuesday, with only 8 additional deaths reported yesterday. That bring the state’s new death toll due to the coronavirus up to 22,835. In the latest vaccination report for Illinois, more than 67 percent of all Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose. Nearly 51 percent are now fully vacc...

Jun 2, 2021 | 7:10 AM (SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 3.9 days suitable for field work on average last week. While the statewide average temperature was 64.9 degrees, 0.9 degrees below normal, the state’s precipitation averaged 1.07 inches, 0.03 inches above normal. As of Sunday, the corn planted reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 84 percent with the corn condition rated at 4 percent poor to very poor, 16 percent fair, and 80 pe...