COMMUNITY REMINDERS FOR THE DAYS AHEAD
(OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE) A reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed both tomorrow and Thursday, December 24th and 25th, for the observance of the Christmas holiday. Plus a […]
CHANCES TO GET OUT AND GIVE BLOOD
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand […]
NEW COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM COORDINATOR
(OLNEY) The University of Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne Counties is welcoming Jess Jennings as the new Richland County 4-H Program Coordinator. Joining the Richland County […]
FERTILIZER PRICES MOSTLY DOWN ON AVERAGE
(SPRINGFIELD) Prices for most fertilizer products in Illinois are a little lower heading into Christmas and the new year. However, with the average price for anhydrous ammonia up to nearly […]
MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS (12/22/25)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball last night – in a rescheduled LIC conference game Marshall beat Paris, 59-51 there was one other LIC team in non-conference action Mt. Zion […]
MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS (12/22/25)
(NEWTON) in Girls High School Basketball last night – Newton split two road games in Sullivan VARSITY the Lady Eagles won the varsity game, 70-63 Grace Schumacher led Newton with […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The U.S. Supreme Court says the Illinois Attorney’s General Office and theCook County State’s Attorney’s Office will not be able to end the appeal from a group of gun […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : accepted the quote to replace tasers and […]
YVONNE LOUISE (NOVAK) MOWRER WILLIAMS
(EFFINGHAM / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Yvonne Louise (Novak) Mowrer Williams, age 82, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, December 27, 2025, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some sunshine and clouds mixed on this Tuesday, we’ll still have above normal temperatures for the rest of this final full week of December. Although an upper level […]