EARLY VOTING ENDS MONDAY / ELECTION TUESDAY

(NEWTON/OLNEY) A note that Early Voting for the upcoming General Primary Election is continuing through next Monday, March 16th. Registered voters can stop by their respective County Clerks offices, open […]

100 PERCENT GRADUATION / EXAM RATE

(OLNEY) Olney Central College is proud to announce that 100 percent of its 2025 Cosmetology graduates passed the Illinois Licensed Cosmetologist Exam, marking the fourth consecutive year the program has […]

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS

(OLNEY) The Richland County Board will have its regular monthly meeting for March tonight at the Richland County Jail Meeting Room in Olney, starting at 7:00. The Board’s Finance Committee […]

EARLY 2026 FERTILIZER PRICES

(CHAMPAIGN) For now, retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of March 2026 show very little difference from recent weeks, which could change with rising wholesale prices […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Supreme Court is this week weighing arguments in a case that challenges the state’s ability to prohibit people with nonviolent felony convictions from possessing a firearm. At […]

STATE TOURNAMENTS START TODAY

(CHAMPAIGN) in Boys High School Basketball – the Class 1A and 2A State Tournaments get started today in Champaign CLASS 1A SEMI-FINAL MATCHUPS Lawrenceville plays Goreville at 10:00 this morning […]

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (3/11/26)

(NEWTON) in Junior High Volleyball last night – at the IESA 8th Grade Regional at Lawrenceville in the championship game Jasper County lost to Lawrenceville in two sets (23-25, 15-25) […]

REGION 24 TOURNAMENTS

(INA) in Men’s Junior College Basketball last night – the Region 24 Tournament continued with semi-final action at Rend Lake College top-seeded Vincennes beat 5th-seeded Lincoln Trail, 88-62 2nd-seeded John […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With rain totals yesterday ranging from one to two inches throughout our downstate area, plus a lot of wind damage, power outages, flooding, and some hail reported, our weather […]