REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met this past Tuesday night. The Council : approved the bills as presented – $75,872 in accounts payable and $70,621 in prepaid bills : on […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a dry and colder day than yesterday on tap for this Thursday, we’ll be squeezed between a strong storm system to our south and a high pressure ridge […]
AREA AGRONOMY SUMMIT TOMORROW
(FAIRFIELD) Area farmers and others can still sign up to attend tomorrow’s Illinois Extension Agronomy Summit, to be held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fairfield, from 9:00 to 2:30. […]
DONNIE GENE FORD, SR.
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donnie Gene Ford, Sr., age 82, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home […]
GEORGE E. RAY
(VINCENNES, INDIANA / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for George E. Ray, age 88, of Vincennes, Indiana, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at […]
AG EQUIPMENT SALES ARE DOWN AGAIN
(SPRINGFIELD) According to recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. total sales of agricultural tractors dropped 14.8% in December while combine sales decreased 4.3% for the month […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/20/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys Junior High Basketball last night – the Middle School Cubs split two games with North Knox, Indiana 8TH GRADE Olney lost the varsity game, 46-54 Ajay Redman […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/20/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball last night – Olney split two games with visiting Casey-Westfield with Interim Head Coach Dakotah Brown VARSITY Olney won the varsity game, a defensive […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/20/26)
(MARSHALL) in Girls High School Basketball – at the LIC Conference Tournament at Marshall High School the two championship bracket semi-finals were last night Olney lost a tough battle, falling […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Lawmakers are back in Springfield gearing up for the spring legislative session at the State Capitol. The Illinois House’s first meeting of 2026 was yesterday afternoon. While some Democrats […]