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  (OLNEY) The Richland County TB & Health Office in Olney will have three local COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics this week in Olney, Wednesday and Th...

  it was twinbill split up in Lantz Arena in Charleston * the Panthers lost an OVC matchup to Eastern Kentucky in overtime, 85-93 * however, the Lady Panthers beat Eastern Kentucky, 73-68 * both teams travel to Nashville to play Belmont this coming Thursday night For all things sports at EIU, go online to www.eiupanthers.com  

  (NEWTON) There’s a couple of meetings coming up tonight, on this Monday night, January 18 : * the Jasper County School Board meets tonight at the Administrative Office Building in Newton, beginning at 6:30. Face masks and social distancing are required. For more information, go to the Jasper County School District’s website available online, at www.go.jccu1.org/Jan2021BoardMtgInstructions. * the Jasper County Public Safety Committee meets tonight in Newton, starting at 6:00.  

  (OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is still calling on all eligible and first time donors to make a special effort to get out and give blood...

  (OLNEY) The Richland County TB & Health Office in Olney is planning to have their local COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics next week in Olney, next Wednesday and Thursday, January 20 and 21, in the Olney Central College Gymnasium, and next Saturday, January 23, at the Health Office along Whittle Avenue. These clinics will be for those in Richland County who are 65 years old and older, for all First Responders, and for those in K-12 Education. Starting at 10:00 this coming Monday morning, January 18, a...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Jan 15, 2021 9:06 AM (OLNEY) The Richland County Board met in regular session last night in Olney. The Board : approved all county claims from December – $237,859 for non-county claims, $100,108 for in-county claims, and $9,000 in late claims : agreed to file the Regional Superintendent of Schools’ ROE #12 annual report : agreed to participate with the annual Appellate Prosecutor’s program : approved a resolution for bulk diesel del...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Jan 15, 2021 9:10 AM (SPRINGFIELD) Congratulations to two regional Farm Bureau members who represented our downstate area very well in recent competition during this past week’s 2021 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention. Lawrence County native Alex Mahrenholz finished among the top in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet, making it to the Sweet 16 Round. The nationwide competitors discussed topics including data sharing,...

  the OCC Lady Knights had their final scrimmage of the year * the Lady Knights beat Danville Area Community College, 79-61 * OCC was led by sophomore Macy Robbins with 20 points * freshmen Naria Reed and Ti Christopher had 14 and 12 points respectively * sophomore Ariana Silva added 11 points the OCC ladies open up their season on Monday, January 25, at Lake Land College, south of Mattoon   the OCC Blue Knights will open their season a week from tonight at home against Illinois Prep * it wil...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Jan 13, 2021 8:12 AM (SPRINGFIELD) The Western Illinois University’s School of Agriculture has cancelled the 51st Annual Ag Mech Farm Expo due to COVID-19 restrictions. The annual event that was scheduled for February 6th and 7th next month draws an average of more than 150 vendors and offers networking opportunities for many nationwide ag mechanic students with up to 5,000 people attending. The 2022 event is set for February 5-6.  

The imaginary basketball arena is modelled and rendered. (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 11,428 new COVID-19 cases from over the weekend, including 6,717 on Saturday and 4,711 on Sunday. There were 182 new deaths reported, including 101 on Saturday and 81 on Sunday. The next statewide totals show 1,028,750 confirmed cases with now 17,574 deaths around the state. The statewide positivity rate for the past week fell to 7.9 percent, with the Southern Illinois Reg...