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 […]
WALLACE W. “WALLY” UTLEY
(CLAY CITY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Wallace W. “Wally” Utley, age 85, of Clay City, Illinois, will be held Tuesday afternoon, December 23, 2025, at 12:00, at the Frank […]