THURSDAY’S REPORT (10/16/25)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –both Newton and Olney teams were idlehere’s a few downstate area varsity resultsRochester beat Mahomet-Seymour, 3-0Pinckneyville beat Harrisburg, 4-1Mt. Zion and Jacksonville played […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) As the first three days of the fall veto session in Springfield is expected to end today, many downstate lawmakers are concerned about the topics of discussion so far […]
UPCOMING IDOA WHEAT PRODUCERS ELECTION
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has announced the Illinois wheat producers that have met the qualifications required to be placed on the ballot for the upcoming October 30th […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS
(OLNEY/NEWTON) In meetings scheduled for this Thursday night : The Richland County School Board of Education has its regular monthly meeting for October tonight at Richland County High School in […]
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN OCTOBER
(NEWTON) The Newton-Jasper County Illinois Museum will celebrate its 65th anniversary this month with a special reception and ribbon cutting on Wednesday night, October 29th, from 5:00 to 7:00, at […]
FEED THE NEED CAMPUS FOOD DRIVE IN ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Community Colleges yesterday began its second annual “Feed the Need Campus Food Drive” which will run through December 1st, engaging campuses statewide in a friendly competition to […]
REGULAR MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met earlier this week on Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all but one of the Village’s bills, as presented : followed […]
SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN RICHLAND COUNTY
(OLNEY) The investigation continues into a single vehicle traffic crash that occurred at 11:00 this past Monday morning along Illinois Route 130 in Richland County. Authorities report 60 year old […]
STEPHEN RAY “STEVE” UTLEY
(NEWTON) A celebration of life service for Stephen Ray “Steve” Utley, age 74, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Friday evening, October 17, 2025, at 5:00, at the Plainfield Community […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s more warm and dry weather on tap for this Thursday with a high pressure to our south still in control. However, that will change as two approaching storm […]