TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/27/26)
(ALTAMONT) in Boys High School Basketball last night – at the National Trail Conference Tournament PLAY-IN GAMES Neoga beat Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 57-48 South Central beat St. Elmo/Brownstown, 45-42 QUARTER-FINAL GAME […]
GARY RICHARD COWAN
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Richard Cowan, age 84, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, February 3, 2026, at 11:00, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in […]
MATILDA CATHERINE HEMRICH
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Matilda Catherine Hemrich, age 91, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, February 2, 2026, at 11:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church […]
UPCOMING AREA CHANCES TO 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 […]
LAST WEEK’S IWA “DOUBLE CROP FORUM”
(INA, ILLINOIS) The annual Winter Wheat Double Crop Forum, hosted by the Illinois Wheat Association (IWA), at Rend Lake College last week, offered opportunities for farmers to learn about research, […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population in Illinois has risen for the third straight year. Data released yesterday showed Illinois with an estimated 12,719,141 […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night for less than a half hour. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a large Canadian high pressure stretches from Texas through the Great Plains into central Saskatchewan, our downstate area weather will remain in the deep freeze for several more […]