RECORD BREAKING PASS RATES FOR THE IECC
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community College District is celebrating historic success in its health professions programs, reporting the highest-ever national (NCLEX) pass rate in District history and a perfect registry […]
NEW INFORMATION FROM THE FDA
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) A couple of recalls have been announced by the Food and Drug Administration. The Buffalo Rock Bottling Company has voluntarily issued the recall for over 20,000 aluminum cans […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a surface high pressure hangs over the Midwest, our downstate area weather continues to be dry with below normal temperatures, therefore making it one of the most pleasant […]
CARL S. KLINGLER
(NOBLE) The funeral service for Carl S. Klingler, age 57, of Noble, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at 10:00, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in […]
SYLVIA IRENE ROBINSON
(NEWTON) The graveside funeral service for Sylvia Irene Robinson, age 94, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at 10:15, at the Brockville Cemetery, northeast of […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (8/27/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –Olney St. Joe beat Red Hill, 14-4winning pitcher : Gus Kocher struck out 3 in 4 innings of worktop hitters : Julian Seaman had […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (8/27/25)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Golf yesterday –Olney won a two team match over Fairfield at the Richland Golf Clubwith only three players, Fairfield’s Eden Duckworth was the Match Medalist […]
NEW WORLD SCREWWORM BEING MONITORED
(SPRINGFIELD) The first human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in a Maryland man who recently returned from a trip to El Salvador. While CDC officials say […]
MARIAN FRANCIS “MARY” (COOK) HUNT
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Marian Francis “Mary” (Cook) Hunt, age 85, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take a challenge to Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. Originally filed in 2021, the Seventh Circuit U.S. […]