MARILYN JUNE STEFFEE

(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Marilyn June Steffee, age 87, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in […]

THURSDAY NIGHT RESULTS (2/19/26)

(ELDORADO) in Girls High School Basketball last night – Olney won the Class 2A Regional Championship at Eldorado High School the Lady Tigers fought off a stubborn Carmi squad for […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois House Gaming Committee has advanced legislation in Springfield to ban Illinois home rule cities from regulating the sports betting industry. House Bill 4171 was filed after the […]

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in February last night in Olney. The Board : first held a Public Hearing to hear testimony […]

THURSDAY’S SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK

(NEWTON/OLNEY) Yesterday’s severe weather outbreak began by mid-afternoon as the National Weather Service issued a total of eight severe thunderstorm warnings and thirteen tornado warnings between the hours of 3:00 […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a low pressure storm system moving through our downstate area overnight, colder air is filtering in as we return to near normal mid-February weather. While dry conditions will […]