ANOTHER BUSY WEEK OF ACTIVITIES
(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW is this Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale up until 3:55, and all open to the public. […]
VARIOUS OTHER MONDAY RESULTS (10/13/25)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –here’s a few downstate area varsity resultsCharleston beat Altamont, 1-0Mascoutah beat Centralia, 5-0Normal Community High beat Mahomet-Seymour, 3-1 (OLNEY) in Girls High School […]
MONDAY RESULTS (10/13/25)
(NEWTON) in High School Volleyball last night –Newton took two of three matches from Teutopolisthe Lady Eagles lost the tough three game varsity match (25-19, 20-25, 21-25)Newton was led by […]
SPECIAL GARDENING WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY
(ALBION) The University of Illinois Extension will host a special workshop this coming Saturday morning in Albion, running from 9:00 to 10:30, free of charge. Local Master Gardener Debbie Fearn […]
LATEST NON-USDA HARVEST ESTIMATES
(SPRINGFIELD) Warm and dry weather across much of the state created a wide-open harvest window for many farmers so far this harvest season. While no crop progress data from the […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Municipal League has announced that 656 municipalities across the state, more than half, have adopted an ordinance establishing a 1% local grocery tax. The action has been […]
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met in regular session last night. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : accepted the quote to purchase light fixtures […]
NANCY LOUISE STANGLE
(OLNEY) A celebration of life for Nancy Louise Stangle, age 77, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Friday evening, October 17, 2025, from 5:00 until 7:00, at the Meyer Funeral […]
JAMES EARL “JIM” MERITT
(OLNEY) The funeral service for James Earl “Jim” Meritt, age 67, of rural Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday afternoon, October 15, 2025, at 1:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Our dry weather will continue today as a weak cold front in the Upper Midwest slowly moves southward. As that frontal system stalls out over central Illinois tomorrow, we’ll […]