MIDDLE SCHOOL LADY CUBS VOLLEYBALL MATCH SCORES – MARCH 4, 2025
The Middle School Lady Cubs faced Mt. Carmel at home last night but came up short in all three matches. 8th Grade (Varsity) 7th Grade (Junior Varsity) 6th Grade Next […]
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI FINAL RESULTS AND UPCOMING MATCHES
Sectional Semi-Final Results – Last Night Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Class 4A Upcoming Sectional Semi-Finals – Tonight Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Looking Ahead
MENS/WOMENS JUCO BASKETBALL RECAP – MARCH 5, 2025
Women’s Basketball – OCC Wins at Rend Lake The OCC Lady Knights wrapped up their regular season with a hard-fought 53-49 road victory over Rend Lake in a game that […]
NEWTON SITE NOAA RADIO CURRENTLY ON LOW POWER – LOCAL ALTERNATES
The National Weather Service (NWS) has announced that its NOAA Weather Radio site in Newton (KXI-48) on 162.450 MHz is currently running on low power. Alternate NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters: […]
OCC INSTALLS NESTING BOXES TO BOOST WHITE SQUIRREL POPULATION
(OLNEY) Olney Central College has announced that it is now taking measures to ensure the campus’ white squirrel population continues to thrive by installing several nesting boxes near the Applied […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
(OLNEY) The Richland County Senior Center has announced that it is in need of volunteer food delivery drivers for its in-town routes. Those who would like to help out must […]
FEBRUARY 2025 ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this month’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature was 29.1 degrees in February, just over 1 (1.1) degree below normal. The state’s average precipitation was […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (03/05/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois has the highest tax rates in the nation, as the personal finance website WalletHub yesterday released its yearly report on the “States with the Highest and Lowest Tax […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (03/05/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With more rain chances on this Wednesday before the precipitation is scheduled to stop, the frontal system moving across the Midwest will eventually move off to the east with […]