HUNDREDS OF AREA WORKERS TERMINATED
(ALBION) It was this past Monday that First Brands Group, LLC announced the permanent closure of Champion Labs in Albion with as many as 1,000 employees being terminated, many with […]
BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT
(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met this past Monday night in regular session. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the $4,430 low bid […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (2/24/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball last night – in Class 2A Sectional Semi-Final action at Richland County High School Olney lost a tough game to LIC foe Paris, 45-54 […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front has settled over our downstate area, we’ll have a mostly cloudy day on tap for this Wednesday with moderate temperatures expected, plus a lighter northwesterly wind. As the frontal […]
PAUL W. HUNT
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) There are no funeral services planned at this time for Paul W. Hunt, age 61, of Olney, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
RODNEY FRANCIS “ROD” HARDER
(WEST SALEM, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life gathering for Rodney Francis “Rod” Harder, age 70, of West Salem, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, March 1, 2026, at 3:00, at […]
CLARA ROSE (HINTERSCHER) WILSON
(TOLEDO, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Clara Rose (Hinterscher) Wilson, age 80, of Toledo, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, February 26, 2026, at 11:00, at the Christ the King […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (2/21/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Track & Field from Saturday – there were no team scores at the Mt. Zion Mini Meet, but Olney did very well the Tigers had […]
MONDAY NIGHT’S RESULTS (2/23/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball last night – in Class 2A Regional first round action at Effingham High School Olney avenged an earlier loss last month and beat the […]
USDA CATTLE PRODUCTION OUTLOOK
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s livestock and poultry outlook shows beef production is expected to decline this year in 2026, although not as severely as last year. During the recent USDA Ag […]