SAM BENNETT INVITATIONAL

The Sam Bennett Invitational featured 15 teams in competition. Team Finishes: Due to website issues, individual results were unavailable. They are expected to be included in Tuesday’s local sports report.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM OVER THE WEEKEND

LIC Teams in Action: Other Area Scores:
NEWTON AND LOCAL SOFTBALL SCORES – APRIL 18, 2025

(NEWTON) – High School Softball from Friday (OLNEY) – Other High School Softball Results from the Weekend LIC Teams in Action: Downstate Area Scores:
OCC BASEBALL/SOFTBALL SCORES – APRIL 18, 2025

Baseball – Last Friday: Softball – Last Friday: Stay up-to-date at olneycentralathletics.com
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

1. Annual Used Book Sale – This Weekend 2. Lego Club – This Thursday at 4:00 PM 3. Special Program – “Backyard Birdwatching”
OFFICIAL VOTING RESULTS FOR THE RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

(OLNEY) The voting results are now official. According to the Richland County Clerk’s office, even with the surrounding county’s totals, the results will not change the Richland County School Board […]
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DECLINE

(BLOOMINGTON) Cattle on feed numbers continue to fall below year-ago levels, that’s according to last week’s USDA monthly report for March. As of April 1st, the estimated number of cattle […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/21/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) A new survey shows that tarriff-related anxiety is surging among small businesses in Illinois and elsewhere. Research from the Alignable Group, in collaboration with Harvard Business School and MIT […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/21/2025)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a surface high pressure builds into the Midwest by this afternoon, we have some clouds this morning, but more sunshine by later today, plus a westerly wind will […]
LOREN “SONNY” SHEETS

(OLNEY) The memorial service for Loren “Sonny” Sheets, age 83 of Olney will be held Saturday morning April 26, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Olney Free Methodist Church with […]