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MT. CARMEL, Ill. (WFIE) - Officials say a sinkhole has closed part of an intersection in Mount Carmel. According to Mayor Joe Judge, the intersection of 9th and Market Street is currently closed. He says city workers are in the area, and the sinkhole is blocked off. For now, officials...

(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week, with the reporting period ending at 8:00 yesterday (Monday) morning, the county’s highest total of rain was two inches & one tenth (2.10) in Decker Township, followed by one inch & seven tenths (1.70) in one of the Claremont Township sites. Three townships recorded one inch & two tenths, including German, Madison, and the other Claremont Township site. Olney Township had one inch & one tenth (1.10). There were four locations that recorded one inch even (1.00), including the Farm Bureau Office in Olney and the three townships of Preston, Noble, and Bonpas. The county’s lowest amount of rain over the past week was nine tenths (0.90) in Denver Township. Here at our WVLN-WSEI National Weather Service official weather station for Richland County, at the south edge of Olney, we had 1.29 inches.

(OLNEY) The 167th annual Richland County Fair is set to start this coming Friday, July 19th, in the Olney City Park and run through all of next week. Overseen by 2023 Miss Richland County Fair Queen Holly Duncan and the Richland County Farm & Fair Association, the fair’s junior & 4-H general projects will be submitted this Friday and the Farm Bureau Young Leaders having their Pedal Tractor Pull Friday afternoon with registration at 2:00 & action at 3:00. The first of eight grandstand events will be Friday night with the Truck Pulls at 7:00, followed by the Tractor Pulls Saturday night at 7:00. Then the Youth Tractor Driving Contest is Saturday morning at 9:00, the 4-H Horse Show at 8:00 Sunday morning, Gospel Music at the Park Band Shell Sunday night at 7:00, and Family Fun Day with blowups and more Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00. The Ag Experience is next Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 with the Queen Pageant Monday night at 7:00 with reserved seating. All tickets for grandstand events at $15 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. The livestock & 4-H shows all next week with the 4-H Master Showmanship next Thursday morning at 8:00 and the 4-H Livestock Auction next Thursday afternoon at 3:00, plus carnival rides next Tuesday through Friday and the great fair food concessions along the midway every day and night. Learn more on the richlandcountyfair.org website or check the page on Facebook.

The Wabash County Sheriff's Office is mourning the passing of K9 Kiki.

(OLNEY) The online-only registration for the Richland County School District 2024-2025 school year is underway and continues now through next Monday, July 22nd. Parents and guardians can register their students by going to the Skyward Family Access site, but for those without internet access or who need help with the process, the School District will provide computers and staff assistance at the individual schools on only one day this week, on Thursday, from 10:00 to 6:00. Various requirements apply with more information on the District’s website online, at rccu1.net, or by calling the respective school during regular hours. The first day of student attendance in the Richland County District is August 14th.