ALL BLOOD TYPES & PLATELETS NEEDED
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity : Monday (8/11/25) at the Community Building in Salem […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Freedom Caucus, comprised of several downstate lawmakers, says it’s time for Governor J.B. Pritzker and the legislative leaders to take the energy crisis in Illinois seriously and […]
RICHARD E. “DICK” HORNER
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Richard E. “Dick” Horner, age 73, of Newton, will be held Friday morning, August 15, 2025, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, […]
LOCAL MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS
(OLNEY) In meetings coming up this Monday night : The Olney City Council and Richland County Board will hold a special joint meeting this evening at the Olney City Hall, […]
JASPER COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAXES DUE
(NEWTON) A reminder that the first Jasper County real estate tax bill installment is due this coming Friday, August 15th. Payments for the 2024 taxes can be made online, by […]
FRIDAY NIGHT EARTHQUAKE
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA) The investigation is continuing by the U.S. Geological Survey into a small earthquake that occurred at 10:06 this past Friday night, centered just east/southeast of Cynthiana, Indiana. Measuring […]
REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A frontal boundary in the Upper Midwest will pretty well stall out today through tonight, giving our downstate area more warm and humid tropical air for today & tomorrow, […]
BETTY BARBARA ROARK
(SUMNER) The graveside funeral service for Betty Barbara Roark, age 90, of rural Sumner, will be held Tuesday morning, August 12, 2025, at 11:00, at the Sumner Cemetery, with burial […]