ROAD TO BE CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Highway Department has announced a road closure starting tomorrow and continuing for the next several weeks in Denver Township, north of Noble. The closure is due […]
LEROY KY BROOKS
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Leroy Ky Brooks, age 85, of Newton, Illinois will be held Friday morning, March 6, 2026, at 11:00, at the Central Christian Church in […]
LOCAL YOUTH NOW A JUNIOR MEMBER OF AAA
(NOBLE) A rural Richland County youth has been designated as a new junior member of the American Angus Association, as announced by Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with […]
LINDA SUE BOWER
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Linda Sue Bower, age 74, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, March 6, 2026, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in […]
FUNDRAISING DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
(FLORA) The First Annual Flora Rotary Club’s Dodgeball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, March 14th, starting at 9:00 that morning at the Flora High School. The cost is $100 per […]
GIRLS RESULTS / BOYS SCHEDULE
(OLNEY/NEWTON) in Girls High School Basketball last night – here’s the Super-Sectional results involving downstate area teams CLASS 2A @ Benton : Breese Central beat Teutopolis, 46-33 CLASS 1A @ […]
LIC GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) here’s a look at the final standings in the Girls LIC this year – Mt. Carmel won the conference crown with a perfect 7-0 record in the LIC Paris […]
LIC ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
(OLNEY/NEWTON) in Girls High School Basketball news – the LIC All Conference selections have been announced ———————————————————————————————- there were eleven (11) players chosen to the LIC All Conference First Team […]
TICKET SALES BEGIN NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) A reminder from the Olney Central College Theater that tickets for its spring production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will go on sale next Monday, March 9th. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health shows carbon monoxide exposures in an average of 940 emergency room visits and nearly 57 deaths annually in the […]