Flora, IL

The Flora Pups Basketball Team will be at Newton; the 7th Grade game begins at 6 pm. The Flora Lady Pups Basketball Team will be at Parkview; the 7th Grade game begins at 6 pm. The North Clay Indians Basketball Team will Host Stew Stras; […]

The American Farm Bureau Federation is backing proposed changes to the definition of “waters of the US” (WOTUS), saying a supplemental rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers would provide farmers with greater certainty about which water features fall […]

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Bruce Waggoner, announced the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Marion, Wayne, Effingham, and Hamilton counties this month.  NITE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to […]

The Clay County Farm Bureau is launching a “Raccoon Roundup” program to combat rising property damage from an increased raccoon population. The initiative offers a $3 cash reward per raccoon tail for Farm Bureau members during the upcoming Illinois hunting and trapping seasons. Two collection […]

Tuesday night’s Republican losses in the Illinois House of Representatives continue a trend that began seven years ago under then-Republican Leader Jim Durkin, who has since thrown his support behind Democrat Governor JB Pritzker, according to the Illinois Freedom Caucus. The Illinois Freedom Caucus issued […]

The Illinois State Board of Education officially released its annual report cards, offering a detailed breakdown of academic performance and environment metrics for districts across the state. For the North Clay School District the Elementary JR High received an approaching exemplary rating and the High […]

The Fifth District Appellate Court officially affirmed the natural life sentence of forty-one-year-old Ray E. Tate, ruling there is “no arguable merit” to his attempt to roll back his guilty plea. Tate pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the December 2021 shooting of Deputy Sean […]

Clay County is gearing up to help save lives ahead of the busy holiday season.  The American Red Cross is partnering with local organizations for a series of November blood drives. First up, Clay Electric Cooperative is sponsoring its fourth annual “giving thanks” drive on […]

Would you like to Christmas shop locally from anywhere & $AVE this Holiday Season?  The WNOI/Clay County Country Crazy Christmas Radio Auction will take place on Saturday, November 7th at 8 am on your radio, computer, mobile device or tv.  Hundreds of items will be […]

Fall into Flora will be held this weekend. The event gives residents a chance to shop at local downtown businesses and vendors to get a jump on Holiday shopping.  The event runs Friday night from 5 to 9 pm and Saturday from 9 am to […]