DANIEL EDWARD “DAN” EAGLESON

(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Daniel Edward “Dan” Eagleson, age 71, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday night, February 21, 2026, at 7:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home […]
CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TONIGHT

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball tonight – most all of the IHSA Regional Championship games will be played statewide here’s some of the matchups involving downstate area teams CLASS […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (2/14-15/26)

(OLNEY) in Junior High Wrestling from this past weekend – the Olney Cubs did very well a two different tournaments ———————————————————————————————————- Saturday at the O’Fallon Tournament, Olney finished in 7th […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (2/18/26)

(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball last night – the OCC Lady Knights won a critical game on the road, beating John A. Logan, 61-49 after six ties and ten […]
PHILIP LAYNE GRIFFITH

(HIDALGO, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life service for Philip Layne Griffith, age 58, of Hidalgo, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, at 11:00, at the Plainfield Church […]
KENNETH EUGENE MARTIN

(WEST SALEM, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Kenneth Eugene Martin, age 75, of West Salem, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, February 21, 2026, at 11:00, at the Moravian Church […]
COMING UP

(OLNEY) A fundraiser for an upcoming Mt. Gilead Church Mission Trip is set for next Wednesday, February 25th, at Monical’s Pizza along East Main Street in Olney. With fundraising fliers […]
TIME RUNNING OUT TO PLACE COOKIE ORDERS

(NEWTON/OLNEY) All are encouraged to help out our local Girl Scouts as the National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend runs tomorrow through Sunday, a time when Girl Scout Troops from across […]
DEADLINE ANNOUNCED BY USDA

(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA is providing details on the previously announced $1 billion to be distributed to specialty crop and sugar growers not covered through the Ag Department’s farmer bridge program. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed a budget for fiscal year 2027 that is smaller than the state’s 2026 spending plan during yesterday’s State of the State budget address in […]