ELEANOR JANE (JOURDAN) SCURLOCK

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The celebration of life for Eleanor Jane (Jourdan) Scurlock, age 93, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2026, at 12:00, at the Meyer Funeral […]

BRENDA TOVO

(FAIRFIELD, ILLINOIS / OLNEY, ILLINOIS) A private funeral service for Brenda Tovo, age 62, of Fairfield, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held at a later date. The Meyer […]

SATURDAY RESULTS (4/11/26)

(OLNEY) in Boys High School Tennis from the weekend – Olney won two of three matches at the Triad Tournament the Tigers beat Belleville West (4-1) and CBC, Missouri (3-2) […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (4/10-11/26)

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Soccer from the weekend – Olney split two matches on the road at Charleston the Lady Tigers lost Friday to Mattoon, 0-1 then Olney beat […]

FRIDAY RESULTS (4/10/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday – Newton beat West Vigo, Indiana, 2-1 the Eagles outhit their visitors, 8 to 5 Eli Wolf was the winning pitcher, striking out […]

FRIDAY RESULTS (4/10/26)

(OLNEY) in High School Softball from Friday – Olney lost a tough one-run game to visiting Edwards County, 5-4 although the Lady Tigers outhit the Lady Lions, 12 to 7 […]

FRIDAY RESULTS (4/10/26)

(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Track & Field from Friday – for the second year in a row, Olney won its own Invitational Track Meet with sixteen teams competing, the […]

MARK A. SCHUCH

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Mark A. Schuch, age 73, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 2026, at 12:30, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church […]

NEWS AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police welcomed eight (8) new Troopers from Cadet Class 153 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield this past Friday. In […]

CHANCES THIS WEEK TO GET OUT AND 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 […]