OCC BASEBALL/SOFTGALL UPDATES
(OLNEY) in Junior College Baseball – the (9-12) Blue Knights are scheduled to host Lewis & Clark today with games at Dennis Conley Field scheduled for 12:00 and 2:30 OCC […]
LATEST T.O.T.A.L. SURVEY RELEASED BY USDA
(SPRINGFIELD) More than 2 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2024, that’s according to the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey released last […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois voters will have a rematch in the race for Governor later this fall after downstate farmer, Darren Bailey, beat out three other candidates in yesterday’s Primary Election. While […]
LOCAL PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTED RESULTS
(OLNEY) Nearly 23% of the registered voters in Richland County made their choices known by casting votes in the 2026 General Primary Election yesterday, setting the stage for the General […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After some morning chances of light snow or scattered flurries, a significant warming trend starts this afternoon with a southwesterly wind flow for our downstate area. The dry and warmer […]
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 […]