LINDA E. MILLER

(OLNEY / RIVERTON, WYOMING) A celebration of life for Linda E. Miller, age 78, of Olney, Illinois, formerly of Riverton, Wyoming, will be held at a later date at her […]

MORE CROP PRODUCTION NUMBERS RELEASED

(BLOOMINGTON) Traders were expecting a slight decline in the USDA’s corn production estimate this month as drought spreads throughout the Corn Belt, but the agency boosted the national number once […]

JASPER COUNTY’S 2ND INSTALLMENT DUE DATE

(NEWTON) A reminder that today, this Monday, September 15th, is the second installment due date for Jasper County real estate taxes. Payments can be made online, by mail with a […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has passed away at the age of 79. It was yesterday that the Edgar family announced that the former two-term Republican Governor died due […]

SHIRLEY M. (LAIRD) SHELTON

(CLAY CITY) The funeral service for Shirley M. (Laird) Shelton, age 85, of Clay City, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, September 18, 2025, at 11:00, at the Frank & […]

SATURDAY RESULTS (9/13/25)

(ROBINSON) in High School Volleyball from Saturday –Olney played well at the Junior Varsity Tournament at Robinsonthe Lady Tigers won two matches and lost one, but claimed third place overall […]

SATURDAY RESULTS (9/13/25)

(PINCKNEYVILLE) in Boys High School Soccer from Saturday –Olney beat the host Panthers, 8-1Ethan McLaughlin had a “hat trick” with 3 goals scored, plus an assistOwen Kocher, Guillermo Tartalo, and […]

SATURDAY RESULTS (9/13/25)

(PEORIA) in Boys High School Cross Country from SaturdayOlney finished 18th out of 64 total teams at the Peoria Invitationalwith a total of 554 runners in the boys’ Class 2A […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (9/12-13/25)

(MATTOON) in Boys High School Golf last Friday and Saturday –a total of thirty teams competed at the two-day, 36-hole Mattoon InvitationalOlney finished in ninth place with a two-day total […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (9/12-13/25)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) in High School Football from the weekend –it was the start of the Little Illini Conference scheduleFriday night, the defending LIC Champs from Olney won at Lawrenceville, 57-14Saturday night, […]