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Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Apr 5, 2021 7:26 AM (WASHINGTON) Back on January 27th, the President issued an Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. In response to this Executive Order, USDA is seeking input from farmers and other interested stakeholders to collect feedback on a climate-smart agriculture strategy. To collect this information, USDA has published a Federal Register notice posing a series of questions to allow farmers the oppor...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Apr 1, 2021 7:30 AM (OLNEY) folks are reminded to go online to www.ilpork.com and vote for the “Smokin’ Pig BBQ” during the Illinois Pork Producers Association’s Pulled Pork Madness contest. The Olney business is among the Final Four entries in the statewide contest with the online voting to continue until 11:59 this coming Sunday night. The other remaining entries in the competition are from Springfield, Jacksonville, and A...

Mar 17, 2021 4:50 AM (OLNEY/NEWTON) Two rounds of rain are expected to hit our downstate area over the next 36 hours with some heavy amounts of rainfall possible along with maybe some severe weather conditions. As the strong low pressure storm system moves up towards the Ohio River Valley, our first chance of widespread rain and scattered thunderstorms will move through this afternoon. Then after a brief dry period, the second wave of scattered rain and maybe thunderstorms will roll through ton...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Mar 17, 2021 7:58 AM (SPRINGFIELD) Congratulations to an area student who last week finished strong during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Collegiate Discussion Meet. It was over the course of three days that Taylor Hartke of Teutopolis discussed topics impacting agriculture, such as big data and international trade, plus her third and final round discussion on broadband infrastructure. Although the junior at Southern Illinois Uni...

(OLNEY) The Richland County TB & Health Office in Olney is reporting twelve (12) COVID-19 cases over the past week, since last Monday, a week ago ...

(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 782 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with only 12 new deaths. The state's death tol...

(NEWTON/OLNEY) In area meetings coming up next week : * the Newton City Council will meet Tuesday evening at 6:00 at the Newton City Hall * the IECC B...

(NEWTON) The Winter Jasper County Solid Waste Program continues today with the County Highway Garage dumpsters, along Route 33 northeast of Newton, op...

(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA has extended general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Before the general CRP sign-up period ends, producers ...

(WASHINGTON) The new Southern Illinois U.S. Congresswoman made the downstate feelings known in our nation's capitol concerning gun control. Mary Mille...