JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL SCORES – FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Jasper County Junior Lady Eagles:Jasper County split two matches with Effingham St. Anthony last night. The Junior Lady Eagles are scheduled to host Effingham in Newton on Monday. Olney St. […]
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RECAP – FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Newton Lady Eagles:The Lady Eagles dominated at home in the NCHS Gym, defeating Casey-Westfield 70-24 in their final LIC conference game. The Lady Eagles are co-champions of the Girls LIC […]
OCC BLUE KNIGHTS BASEBALL – FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Blue Knights Fall to Northeast Mississippi, 12-4The OCC Blue Knights suffered a loss on the road yesterday in Booneville, Mississippi against Northeast Mississippi Community College. Despite a strong offensive effort, […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW is coming up at 4:00 this Sunday. The jackpot will be over $3,000 to the winner, if present. Everyone […]
PATIENTS ADVISED TO BEWARE OF MEDICARE SCAM
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Some downstate medical facilities, including hospitals and clinics, are warning patients about a number of Medicare scam calls which appear to originate from the facilities. However, the scammers are […]
EFFINGHAM FEDEX SHIPPING FACILITY CLOSING THIS YEAR
(EFFINGHAM) FedEx has announced that one of its shipping facilities in Effingham will be closing later this year, although the closure is not expected to have a significant impact on […]
INVESTIGATION CONTINUING INTO 3 VEHICLE FATAL TRAFFIC TRASH IN RICHLAND COUNTY
(OLNEY) The investigation is continuing into a three vehicle traffic crash that occurred at approximately 11:49 yesterday morning in Richland County, along U.S. Route 50 near the Claremont Road intersection, […]
USDA’S MARCH HOGS AND PIGS SURVEY 2025
(SPRINGFEILD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting producers for the 2025 March Hogs & Pigs Survey which provides comprehensive details on market hog and breeding stock inventories, […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/07/2025)
(CHICAGO) Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial is now approaching the four month mark as jurors are scheduled to resume deliberations today at the bribery and racketeering trail […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/07/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As we wrap up the work week today, we’ll have some sunshine this morning, followed by increasing cloud cover later today, and a chance of rain developing overnight, by […]