MONDAY RESULTS (3/23/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Softball yesterday –   Newton beat Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 25-3  the Lady Eagles outhit the host team, 14 to 4  Lexie Ghast struck out 3 and Emma Inyart struck out 1 with both […]

MONDAY RESULTS (3/23/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton held off Effingham, to be the visiting Flaming Hearts, 4-3 As the hits in the game were even at 6 hits each […]

UPDATED RESULTS

(OLNEY) in Junior College Softball – Olney Central College dropped a home twin-bill Saturday, losing to Spoon River, 5-0 and 12-2 the Lady Knights lost a pair of GRAC games […]

REGULAR MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all accounts payable as presented : following the results of a non-binding […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After another day of colder than normal weather, the dry conditions will continue for another couple of days with much warmer air moving in for tomorrow and Thursday. But with […]

MARY JANE (DENTON) DIVINE

(WASHINGTON, INDIANA) The graveside funeral service for Mary Jane (Denton) Divine, age 65, of Washington, Indiana, will be held Friday afternoon, March 27, 2026, at 12:00 noon, at the Price […]

SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THE FFP ACT

(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau is urging members to voice their support for the Family Farm Preservation Act (FFPA) by contacting their county’s adopted lawmaker or other area lawmakers. The […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Supreme Court answered an appeals court question about whether the law regulating minimum wage has exclusions involving an employee being paid for prework activities. The ruling late […]

ROBERT JOSEPH “BOB” DALLMIER

(OBLONG, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Robert Joseph “Bob” Dallmier, age 70, of Oblong, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2026, at 12:00 noon, at the Pulliam Funeral […]

RANDY D. SHELLY

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Randy D. Shelly, age 58, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Friday afternoon, March 27, 2026, at 1:00, at the Crain Funeral Home in […]