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Mar 13, 2021 7:06 AM (VINCENNES) The Indiana Military Museum has scheduled a Living History Event to pay tribute to World War I, set for Saturday and Sunday, April 10 and 11. Along with plenty of military vendors and exhibitors, the two day event will protray living history interpreters, uniforms, weapons, artillery, and battle re-enactments twice each day. Plus there will be a restored 1914 French Renault field hospital, a restored M1917 tank, a 100 yard re-creation of Allied and German trench...

(LOUISVILLE) As school districts across Illinois continue to struggle with hiring teachers to fill openings, many in the field point to the government...

(NEWTON/OLNEY) There are two regular monthly meetings coming up tonight on this Thursday night : *  the Jasper County Board will have its regular monthly meeting for March tonight at the County Office Building in Newton, starting at 7:00. Due to COVID-19, the public is strongly encouraged to attend online at zoom.us/j/8213481060?pwd=OVN1MkIvM3hSbTcyZURNSEE2aDJadz09 or by calling 312-626-6799 and use the meeting ID number 821 348 1060 with the zoom and phone passcode of 447765. * the Richland C...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Mar 11, 2021 8:00 AM (SPRINGFIELD) The Natural Resource Conservation Service has announced funding is now available for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and the Agricultural Land Easement (ACEP-ALE) program. While the ALE sign-up is continuous, funding cut-offs are established to allow eligible applications to compete for funding. The first funding cutoff for this fiscal year is March 22, 2021, a week from this coming Monday...

(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,682 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday with 30 additional deaths. The state's new...

Mar 10, 2021 7:57 AM (OLNEY) A reminder from the Richland County TB & Health Office in Olney that if someone is on the first dose waiting list, but no longer needs the initial vacinnation, they should contact the TB & Health Office as soon as possible to have their name removed from the waiting list. However, those in Richland County who still need their first vaccination, the waiting list phone number is available weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 to 5:00 each day, by calling 618-320-...

Newton, IL, USA / WIKK 103.5 FM The Eagle | Classic Rock Mar 10, 2021 7:56 AM (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,510 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with 16 additional deaths. The state’s new death toll due to the coronavirus is now at 20,781. For updates, go to dph.illinois.gov, or if questions, call the IDPH HealthLine, toll-free, at 1-800-889-3931. ————————————————————————————————————...

(NEWTON/OLNEY) Early voting is now underway for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election : * at the Jasper County Clerk's Office in Newton for all prec...

Mar 10, 2021 8:03 AM (NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved an ordinance amending the village sewer rates, increasing the price for a minimum user charge to $13.22 per month for the first 1,500 gallons and to $3.89 for the next 1,000 gallons and any fraction thereof : took no action on information that the Greater Wabash Planning Commission believes grant funds will soon become availabl...

Mar 10, 2021 8:10 AM (SPRINGFIELD) A Clark County farmer has finished first in the Illinois conventional tillage class of the National Sorghum Producers (NSP) 35th annual yield contest with a 174.9 bushels per acre yield. Allen Walters of the Clarksville area planted his 1.5 acre plot to basically deal with a deer herd problem, but it ended up with the winning yield. Overall, Walter’s entire 72 acres of milo averaged 147 bushels per acre with a test weight above 60 pounds harvested at 18 perc...