2021 Cover Crop Program Application Period Ends

Friday, January 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Hundreds of Applications ReceivedSPRINGFIELD, IL – The second year of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program ended with 768 applications requesting over 185,000 acres submitted to IDOA. The discount program opened the application period at 12:01am December... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Reports 1 Saline County Death; 37 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday

Friday, January 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Egyptian Health Department was notified of a Saline County Resident who has passed away due to complications of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Egyptian Health Department is saddened by this news and their thoughts are with the family. Egyptian Health Department was notified on Thursday, of 37... Read More.

Hamilton County Health Department Reports 3 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday

Friday, January 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Hamilton County Health Department has been notified of 3 additional positive cases of COVID-19 Thursday. They include… 1 male child 1 male in his teens 1 male in his 30’s To date:There have been 703 lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton County. 17... Read More.

Scholarships Application Deadline is Feb. 28 at SIC

Friday, January 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (Jan. 21, 2021) – Scholarship application time is in full swing at Southeastern Illinois College. The deadline is Feb. 28 for all students -- new and current -- who plan to attend during the 2021-22 academic year. One application serves for more than... Read More.

FERRELL HOSPITAL COVID-19 VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS CURRENTLY FULL

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

ELDORADO, IL – Vaccination appointments for the current allotment of COVID-19 vaccines have been filled. More appointments will be available when further vaccine allocations are sent by the state. The Ferrell Hospital Facebook page and local media will be updated when more vaccine appointments are... Read More.

Grayville City Council to Meet Monday Night

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Grayville City Council will meet Monday at 7:00 PM. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, attendance is limited to the members of the Council, Clerk, Treasurer, City Attorney and news media. The public is invited to watch the Meeting and Public Hearing via Facebook live at... Read More.

Public Health Officials Announce 4,822 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Region 6 on track to move to Phase 4 and Region 7 on track to move to Tier 1SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,822 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 107... Read More.

RLC Foundation to Host Virtual Open Houses for New Scholarship Application

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Meet up with the Rend Lake College Foundation’s Scholarship Coordinator to find out about the requirements for the upcoming scholarship deadline.The RLC Foundation will be holding several virtual open houses this semester to assist students and their families in learning about available scholarship opportunities and how to complete... Read More.

SIC Mini-Semester Helps Students Knock Out a Few Classes in Half the Time

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Spring semester is in full swing at Southeastern Illinois College, but that does not mean it’s too late to register for some classes. SIC is offering a mini-semester this year with classes beginning March 15.The mini-semester courses... Read More.

Illinois State Police Investigate Two Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash in Wayne County Wednesday

Thursday, January 21 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Illinois State Police District 19 investigated a two vehicle personal injury traffic crash in Wayne County Wednesday around 8:20 a.m. 56 year old Cary Jackson-Kallemback, of Dahlgren, and 42 year old Tosha Swink, of St. Louis, were traveling eastbound on I-64 at Milepost 101 in... Read More.