LIMITED WEEKEND RESULTS (4/3-4/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday – Newton won by a run on the road against Cumberland, 1-0 although the host Pirates outhit the visiting Eagles, 6 to 0 […]
BULK TRASH DROP-OFF IN OLNEY THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) The City of Olney has its next Bulk Trash Drop-Off Event this coming Saturday from 8:00 to 2:00 (or until the dumpsters are full) in the Municipal Parking Lot […]
UPCOMING AREA CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD

(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 […]
TOP TEN FFA SECTION PRESIDENTS RECOGNIZED

(SPRINGFIELD) The top ten Illinois FFA Section Presidents have been selected for their excellence while serving the organization in their role. Among those to be recognized at this year’s Illinois […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) A proposed Illinois bill aimed at addressing firefighter shortages by lowering the minimum hiring age has stalled in the General Assembly after failing to be called before a key […]
WATER SERVICE NEWS IN NEWTON & OLNEY

(NEWTON) The City of Newton has announced a planned water outage scheduled for 9:00 this Monday morning to affect the following areas within Newton : Once the water service is […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With our downstate area weather turning cooler from near-record warmth on Friday through Saturday and cooler yet yesterday, it will remain cooler today, although with plenty of sunshine on […]