FRANK P. GARNER
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Frank P. Garner, age 85, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, March 6, 2026, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with […]
EDWARD CHARLES “ED” BALLINGER
(VINCENNES, INDIANA) The funeral service for Edward Charles “Ed” Ballinger, age 65, of Vincennes, Indiana, will be held Friday morning, March 6, 2026, at 10:00 (Illinois time), at the Community […]
CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission has released a 294-page document examining how slavery and related issues produced historical harms and continue to generate inequities for black residents of […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL SUPER-SECTIONALS TONIGHT
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball – the Super-Sectionals are tonight here’s some downstate area matchups CLASS 2A @ Benton : Teutopolis plays Breese Central at 6:00 CLASS 1A @ […]
FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS (2/27/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Hoops from Friday night – here’s some of the downstate area regional championship game results CLASS 2A Teutopolis beat Newton, 61-40 Fairfield beat Vandalia, 67-56 […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (2/28/26)
(OLNEY) in Men’s Junior College Basketball from Saturday – the OCC Blue Knights lost to visiting Southwestern Illinois, 60-84 Gabe Johnson led OCC with 22 points and 8 rebounds Kasym […]
IECC ASSISTANCE TO CHAMPION LAB WORKERS
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community College District is mobilizing community and college resources to support workers and families impacted by the sudden closure of Champion Labs in Albion as all […]
FORMER WVLN/WSEI EMPLOYEE PASSES AWAY
(VINCENNES) Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ed Ballinger family in Vincennes this week. Ed, at the age of 65, passed away last Wednesday, after spending over 37 years […]
UPCOMING AREA MEETINGS
(OLNEY/NEWTON) In area meetings coming up this week : The meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.