THURSDAY RESULTS (4/16/26)

(OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – Olney beat Lawrenceville in LIC action, 10-0 the Lady Tigers outhit the host Lady Indians, 12 to 1 Jaylen Gwyn was the winning […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/16/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton beat Mt. Carmel in LIC Conference action, 10-7 the Eagles outhit the host Golden Aces, 12 to 7 Newton broke a 7-7 […]
CONGRATS TO THE TOP AREA COOKIE SELLERS

(GLEN CARBON) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) would like to congratulate the local Top Cookie Sellers from the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2026 as Girl Scouts […]
SUMMER CAMPS & COURSES AVAILABLE AT OCC

(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is excited to announce the release of its 2026 Summer Camps and the 2026-2027 Community Education Catalog, all to offer engaging learning opportunities […]
TWO MEETINGS IN JASPER COUNTY NEXT WEEK

(NEWTON) In meetings coming up the first of next week : The meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.
FARMERS AGAINST NEW WETLANDS PROPOSAL

(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau issued an action request on the Wetlands Protection Act yesterday, as the legislation is expected to receive a vote in the Illinois House very soon. […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate reached 5% in February, up one-tenth (0.1) of a percentage point from January and up three-tenths (0.3) of […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in April last night in Olney. The Board : approved the monthly financial report with a bill listing for […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With some sunshine expected on this Friday, an approaching frontal system will start to move across Illinois later this afternoon, giving us rain chances and maybe some thunderstorm activity […]