IN LOCAL AND AREA EVENTS THIS WEEKEND (04/12/2024)

(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD MEETING RECAP (04/12/2024)

(OLNEY) The Richland County Board met for its regular monthly meeting for April last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payments of all county claims for March – […]
ILLINOIS PEST SURVEY REPORTS FIRST CUTWORM MOTHS OF 2024

(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois State Pest Survey is reporting the first trappings of the year of cutworm moths. While the insects are temperature dependent, the survey shows the current numbers of […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/12/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) The SAFE-T Act is again making headlines in Illinois with the pretrial release of a man accused of being under the influence and crashing his vehicle into a sheriff’s […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/12/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a warming trend will kick in today and run through the upcoming weekend, we’ll also return to some sunshine on this Friday, although mixed up with some clouds. […]
EVELYN CATHERINE McCREERY

(NEWTON) The Funeral service for Evelyn Catherine McCreery, age 86 of Newton, will be held Monday Morning at 10:30 at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton with burial in […]
REBECCA “BECKY” McCLURE

(OLNEY) There will be no services for Rebecca “Becky” McClure, age 75 of Olney formerly of Noble. However, a Celebration of Life dinner will be held Saturday evening, April 13, […]
CHARLES EDWIN BEAL

(OLNEY) A Celebration of Life for Charles Edwin Beal, age 86 of Olney will be held Saturday Afternoon April 13, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Christian Church of Olney on […]
JOSEPH JOHN “JOE” CAREY

(NEWTON) The Funeral service for Joseph John “Joe” Carey, age 61 of Newton, will be held Saturday Afternoon April 13, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Crain Funeral Home in Newton […]
BILLIE BRANTLEY

(MT. CARMEL) The Funeral Service for Billie Brantley, age 70 of Mt. Carmel will be held Friday evening, April 12, 2024 at 5:00pm at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney. […]