LOCAL 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST RESULTS

(OLNEY) Eleven 4-H members from Richland, Edwards, and Wayne Counties delivered an excellent array of speeches at the recently held local 4-H Public Speaking competition held a week ago tonight. Categories […]

NATIONAL FFA WEEK

(SPRINGFIELD) This is National FFA Week, an annual celebration meant to highlight the value of FFA and its impact on students, communities, and agriculture. The week provides a platform for […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) A new report ranks Illinois near the bottom in social mobility. The Archbridge Institute researchers found Illinois at number 38 in the nation for giving its residents the ability […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an expansive high pressure sitting out to our west and a tight surface pressure gradient over the Upper Midwest, our current cold weather conditions will hang around for […]

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 […]