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(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 808 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday...

(SPRINGFIELD) Residents of ten (10) downstate counties can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this yea...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America May 26, 2021 | 7:09 AM (OLNEY) The Olney Chamber of Commerce will host a special “Open House” tomorrow afternoon from 2:00 until 4:00 with a dual purpose. Not only can the residents of Olney and the businesses of Olney and Richland County stop by and greet the Chamber’s new Executive Director, Audra Clodfelter, but visitors are also encouraged to stop by and say “thank you” to outgoing Director, Amy Bissey-Murphy for ...

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

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met earlier this week in regular session. The Board : approved the payment of ...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America May 25, 2021 | 7:27 AM (SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there were 3.7 days suitable for field work on average last week. The statewide average temperature was 69.8 degrees, which was 4.4 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.45 inches last week, 0.54 inches above normal. As of Sunday, corn planted reached 90 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 79 percent. Corn condition was rat...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America May 25, 2021 | 7:32 AM (OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : agreed to go forward with repairs to the Olney City Park fountain with an estimated cost at $16,000 and hopes to have complete by July 4th : took no action on a request to grant a Class V Liquor License for the Midtown Cafe due to no motion being made to do so : after a closed session to discuss real property and personnel, ap...

May 25, 2021 | 7:37 AM (NEWTON) Time is running out to submit grant applications for the Maxine E. Spitler Foundation as next Monday, May 31st, is the deadline. The Foundation benefits youth and youth organizations, and is also for the protection and care of animals, with grant awards limited to only those in Jasper & Lawrence Counties. Contact the Weber and Company office at 604 West Jourdan Street in Newton or call during regular office hours at 783-3447. Completed forms can be dropped off or...

Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America May 25, 2021 | 7:26 AM (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 933 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with 10 additional deaths. The state’s new death toll is now at 22,633. Illinoios’ latest hospitalization report showed 1,393 individuals around the state were in hospitals with COVID-19. Of those, 334 patients were in Intensive Care Units and 180 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators...

May 24, 2021 | 7:04 AM (EFFINGHAM) The investigation continues into a two vehicle traffic crash that occurred in Lawrenceville late this past Saturday night at 10:55. The Illinois State Police reports that 34 year old Maryann Nusz from Sumner was southbound on 4th Street, near Collins Avenue, when for unknown reasons her SUV ran of the roadway to the left, hitting an unoccupied pickup truck before striking the side of a house, causing extensive damage to the front porch. Nusz was taken to an ar...