Category Archives: On Air

Dwight’s Dircks dipping his toe into theater
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZA Dwight man is stepping away from a name he made in sports and venturing into theater.Triston Dircks, 19, a 2014 graduate of Dwight High School and former All-Conference Basketbal...
Cumulus Media Jun 15, 2015

Drug bust in Pontiac last Thursday
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsTwo Pontiac residents were arrested on various charges late Thursday evening, during a traffic stop.According to Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress, Adam Krasner and Amy...
Cumulus Media Jun 15, 2015

Vote may be reconsidered for proposed wind farm
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Board placed a tie vote concerning denying the special use permit for the Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm Thursday night, but that vote may not hold.During Comm...
Cumulus Media Jun 15, 2015

State workers’ salaries fall below those in the private sector
Salaries for state workers are less than those in the private sector, according to a new study coming from the anti-tax, anti-union group Americans for Prosperity.It shows that state workers in Illino...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Illinois budget unsettlement worries state’s agriculture sector
There is a bill that may help the farmers of Illinois.The bill is now awaiting Gov. Bruce Rauner's attention; however, the unsettled state budget for the 2016 fiscal year battle worries the state's ag...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Illinois scientifically negotiates with Iran’s nuclear program
Negotiations with Iran's nuclear program needs a scientific component that only an Illinois congressman has.U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Naperville) said his background as a physicist with a Ph.D in scien...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Tie vote causes continued Wind Farm discussion
A tie vote in the motion to deny the Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm special use permit application at last night's Livingston County Board meeting caused some confusion in the well-attended meeting.Board Ch...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Johns, Kimpling elected state FFA officers
Two Livingston County FFA members were elected state officers yesterday during their state convention in Springfield.Jordan Johns of Pontiac was named the new state treasurer. She said she is looking ...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Munz Scholarship winners announced
The sixth annual Brian J. Munz Scholarship was awarded at a recent Fairbury City Council meeting, which gave six students $800 to put toward their education.The scholarship is in memory of Munz, a fir...
Cumulus Media Jun 12, 2015

Humane Society celebrating milestone
THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL DOG WALK THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH FROM 11AM TO 2PM TO CELEBRATE THEIR 17TH YEAR. HUMANE SOCIETY PLEDGE FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SHELT...
Cumulus Media Jun 10, 2015