NOTICE FOR WORK ALONG NORTH ROUTE 130

(OLNEY) The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Richland County Highway Department is announcing that while the road improvement work along Illinois Route 130 at the Mt. Gilead Lane intersection […]
MONDAY RESULTS (9/22/25)

(SALEM) in Junior High School Cross Country yesterday –the Middle School athletes ran at the St. Mary’s Invitational down at CentraliaVARSITY GIRLSOlney finished in fourth place led by Mylo Britton […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education had its regular monthly meeting for September last night in Newton. The Board : held an annual budget hearing & then later […]
MONDAY RESULTS (9/22/25)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) in Junior Varsity Football last night –Newton beat Mt. Carmel, 28-14Olney lost to Marshall, 28-12
MONDAY RESULTS (9/22/25)

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Tennis yesterday –Olney lost a tough match on the road at Highland, 9-0the host Lady Bulldogs won all six singles matches and all three doubles […]
MONDAY RESULTS (9/22/25)

(EFFINGHAM) in Boys High School Golf yesterday –Olney finished seventh among ten teams at the St. Anthony Match Play eventuallyEffingham won by beating out Alton Marquette and Teutopolis who tied […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) This is Farm Safety and Health Week in Illinois with a theme of “Safety First, Avoid the Worst.” Marking the 80th year for the annual observance nationwide, the emphasis […]
RICHARD LEE SCHNELL

(NOBLE) The funeral service for U.S. Army Veteran, Richard Lee Schnell, age 88, of Noble, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, September 25, 2025, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral […]
RALPH M. BROMM

(OLNEY) The funeral service for Ralph M. Bromm, age 93, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, September 29, 2025, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, […]
ILLINOIS WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS REPORT

(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, there was an average of just over 6 full days of field work around the state as the 2025 fall harvest made […]