LARRY SMITH
(MT. ERIE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Larry Smith, age 80, of Mt. Erie, Illinois, will be held Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2026, at 1:00, at the Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home […]
RODRICK LEA “ROD” KELLEY
(EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Rodrick Lea “Rod” Kelley, age 96 of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, March 21, 2026, […]
FAFSA COMPLETION EVENT AT OCC
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is hosting a FAFSA Completion event a week from today, on Tuesday, March 24th, from 3:00 to 6:00, in Room 205, on the second floor of […]
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS BUSY THIS SPRING
(SPRINGFIELD) With the Illinois Products Expo a huge success earlier this month on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the event drew some 7,600 attendees, up 900 from last year, as over 100 Illinois-based food […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) With the tax filing deadline of April 15th now less than a month away, officials with the Illinois Department of Revenue are reminding statewide residents that if they are […]
FIRST PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND AT OCC
(OLNEY) Tickets are still on sale for the OCC Theater spring production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” With the first performances set for this coming weekend, Friday through […]
WEEKEND STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS (3/14/26)
(PEORIA) in Junior High Wrestling from this past weekend – there were hundreds of wrestlers at the IKWF State Tournament in Peoria among eleven Olney Cubs competing, three came home […]
UPCOMING NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
(VINCENNES) in Men’s Junior College Basketball news – the VU Trailblazers have been seeded sixth among the 24 teams at the National Tournament Vincennes will get a first round bye […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (3/13-14/26)
(OLNEY) in Junior College Baseball from the weekend – the OCC Blue Knights dropped three games to Southwestern Illinois the sweep included a single game loss at home last Friday, […]
IN THE DAYS AHEAD
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : All the meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.