MICHAEL CHARLES MERRY

(DIETERICH, ILLINOIS) The graveside funeral service for Michael Charles Merry, age 83, of Dieterich, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, November 28, 2025, at 11:00, at the Dieterich Village Cemetery. […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (11/22/25)

(PARIS) in Girls High School Basketball from Saturday – the final games were played at the NAL Tournament up at Paris High school SEMI-FINAL GAMES Paris beat Olney, 59-50 (Aliyah […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (11/21-22/25)

(OLNEY) in Junior College Basketball from the weekend – the OCC Lady Knights dropped two tough games at home they lost to Danville Area Community College last Friday, 79-86 then […]
FOOD TO HELP THOSE IN NEED NOW NEEDED

(OLNEY) The 37th Annual Richland County Firefighter Food Drive is coming up a week from this Thursday, on December 4th, when the firefighters and volunteers will conduct the annual door-to-door […]
PESTICIDE LICENSE TESTING FAST APPROACHING

(ALBION) Whether renewing an Illinois pesticide license or applying for one, registration is now open for local in-person testing sessions to be held in Olney, Albion, and Fairfield. While the […]
DEER HARVEST NOT AS GOOD THIS PAST WEEKEND

(OLNEY/NEWTON) While the weekend weather was rather mild and dry for yesterday and Saturday, all after a rainy and cool Friday, the first three days of the 2025 firearm deer […]
NEW USDA WEBSITE AVAILABLE

(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA has launched a new website to centralize information about New World Screwworm. The website, aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm, serves as a landing page for the latest USDA-verified information on cases […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(CHICAGO) Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is no longer licensed to practice law in the Land of Lincoln. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of a […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some dense fog this morning, we’ll stay mostly cloudy on this Monday with an approaching low pressure system expected to bring us our next chance of rain tonight […]