REGIONAL & AREA BLOOD DRIVES THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Tuesday at the Blood Donation Center in Effingham […]
JASPER COUNTY GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
(NEWTON) It’s been announced that the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is offering a new grant opportunity for Jasper County. With the application period running August 26th thru October 7th, 2025, […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) After six months supporting U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, the Illinois Army National Guard’s 634th Brigade Support Battalion returned home this past Sunday. The more than a dozen soldiers […]
BRETT D. BRITTON
(CHARLESTON/NEWTON) The celebration of life for Brett D. Britton, age 62, of Charleston, formerly of Newton, will be held Friday evening, August 8, 2025, at 6:00, at the Crain Funeral […]
DONALD A. “DON” KOCHER
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Donald A. “Don” Kocher, age 89, of Olney, will be held Friday morning, August 8, 2025, at 10:00, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in […]
OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE ATHLETICS NOTED NATIONALLY
(OLNEY) Olney Central College student-athletes excelled in the classroom during the 2024-2025 academic year, achieving impressive results that earned national recognition. In fact, all four athletic programs at OCC were […]
AREA VEHICULAR ENDANGERMENT ACTIVITIES
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are actively investigating reports of Vehicular Endangerment in both Effingham & Shelby […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, last week’s average temperature was 74.5 degrees around the state, less than a full degree (0.3) above normal. The statewide average rainfall […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) That upper level low that was hanging over the Ohio River Valley, that gave our downstate area up to one or two inches of rain yesterday, will today continue […]