JERRY S. ANDERSON

(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jerry S. Anderson, age 69, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, January 20, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]

REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the $58,813 payment to […]

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE (1/15/26)

(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball tonight – there are four LIC teams in action tonight, but only one conference game Olney travels to Marshall in non-conference games tonight Newton […]

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/14/26)

(OLNEY) in Girls Junior High Basketball last night – Olney St. Joe won its Class S Regional semi-final game over Cisne, 43-36 Belle Graves led St. Joe with 19 points […]

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/14/26)

(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball last night – Olney Central lost to visiting John A. Logan, 60-75 Lanie Lipps led OCC with 19 points and Jamia Jones added 11 […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) A high pressure ridge over the Midwest will give us plenty of sunshine today, but colder air will keep our wind chill values down in the teens. As our […]

LUCILLE GINDER

(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Lucille Ginder, age 92, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, at 12:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, […]

UPCOMING THIS WEEK

(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW Post is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale all this week, up until about 3:55 […]

LOCAL TEACHER RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY

(OLNEY) Congratulations to a Richland County High School teacher who was recently honored by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Mark Steber is one of six agricultural educators nationwide who […]

JAMES LEE “JIM” CHAPMAN, SR.

(HIDALGO, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for James Lee “Jim” Chapman, Sr., age 75, of Hidalgo, Illinois, will be held Monday afternoon, January 19, 2026, at 12:00, at the Meyer Funeral […]