NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The federal government has awarded Illinois $193.4 million per year for five years to expand healthcare access in rural areas. The Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services outlined […]
NORMAN EUGENE LAMBIRD
(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Norman Eugene Lambird, age 81, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held at a later date to be announced. Norman’s body has been donated […]
LENORA MAE SHAMHART
(NEWTON / CHICAGO / HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Lenora Mae Shamhart, age 87, of Newton, Illinois, formerly of Chicago and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, will be held Wednesday […]
JEFFREY QUINN “JEFF” HUNLEY
(PARKERSBURG, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jeffrey Quinn “Jeff” Hunley, age 57, of Parkersburg, Illinois, will be held Friday afternoon, January 2, 2026, at 12:00, at the Ingram Meridith Funeral […]
GERRY CARTER
(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gerry Carter, age 85, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, January 6, 2026, at 10:00, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in […]
JOHN DALE “D.J.” BUTLER
(EFFINGHAM / CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for John Dale “D.J.” Butler, age 90, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Clay County, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, January 4, […]
LOCAL MUNICIPAL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK
(NEWTON/OLNEY) There are two municipal meetings coming up next week : The City of Olney Plan Commission will meet this coming Monday night, January 5th, at Olney City Hall, starting […]
OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE / NURSING PROGRAM
(OLNEY) The next one hour meeting for students interested in applying for Fall 2026 admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program at OCC is later this month in Wattleworth Hall […]
LOCAL / AREA BASKETBALL UPDATE
(NEWTON) in Boys High School Basketball yesterday – at the Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic Tournament despite leading at half time, Newton lost to Effingham, 57-61 the Eagles return to their home […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As we start the year 2026 with a cold front draped across the Interstate 70 corridor, it will be dry weather conditions for the next several days and nights […]