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With a highly-controlled shed, Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm grows some of Illinois’ best mu

With a highly-controlled shed, Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm grows some of Illinois’ best mushrooms

Michael Hatfield grew up thinking he hated mushrooms. Little did he know, mushrooms would grow to play a large part in his life. Hatfield’s own love for mushrooms came out of a mushroom hunting trip with his friends where he tried a morel for the first time. After that, he was hooked.

As it turned out, the spot he first went mushroom hunting was right down the road from where he would one day start his own farm, Flyway Family Farm, in Makanda, Illinois, where he now produces hundreds of pounds of mushrooms each week with his fami ... Read more

Taking a trip to Makanda, Illinois

MAKANDA, Ill. (KFVS) - Looking for your next trip in the Heartland? Let’s head to a town with fewer than 600 people, but with so much life.

From the downtown boardwalk, to a secret garden, it’s a town with history, creativity and alp ... Read more

Local food system to be created for underserved populations

By Kay Shipman

FarmWeek

Illinois will use $14.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to buy locally produced food and distribute it to those in need, according to state officials.

The two-year progr ... Read more

ICC: New 730 Area Code coming to Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commerce Commission, ICC, has announced a new area code is coming to Southern Illinois.

The ICC said in a news release that the new 730 area code will “overlay” the existing 618 area code to address the d ... Read more

Low water around Tower Rock

(KFVS) - A sign of a lack of rain in the Heartland is the low water around Tower Rock near Wittenberg, Missouri.

It’s located just across from Grand Tower.

Visitors to the landmark island in the Mississippi River can walk across dry land when the Mississippi River gauge at Chester, Ill. reads 1.5 feet or less.

It is currently at 1.24 feet and expected to remain steady for the next several days.

The island is part of the 32-acre Tower Rock Natural Area.

Copyright 2022 KFVS. All r ... Read more

Historical marker commemorates Obama’s presidential campai

A historical marker on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Springfield was dedicated Nov. 30 to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 2007 and 2008 presidential campaign announcements from the building’s lawn.

Representatives from ... Read more

Warm, dry October intensifies U.S. drought

Below-normal rainfall and above-average temperatures intensified drought conditions, broadening the geographic areas of drought across the U.S. in October 2022.

Those dry conditions were also felt along the Mississippi River, where some ... Read more

Grand Tower, Ill. preps for flooding

GRAND TOWER, Ill. (KFVS) - All eyes are on rising Mississippi flood waters in the town of Grand Tower, Illinois.

With crests expected to rise this week, residents are rolling up their sleeves to help protect their homes.

You ... Read more

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