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 […]
CLAUDINE RUSH
(EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Claudine Rush, age 92, of Effingham, Illinois will be held Sunday afternoon, May 2, 2026, from 2:00 until 5:00, at the First Christian […]
THOMAS C. “TOM” ZUBER
(AMITY, ILLINOIS) The memorial mass for Thomas C. “Tom” Zuber, age 80, of Amity, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, April 21, 2026, at 10:00, at the St. Joseph Catholic […]
STEVEN ANDREW HEADLEY
(WEST SALEM, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Steven Andrew Headley, age 76, of West Salem, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, April 20, 2026, at 10:00, at the Ingram-Meridith Funeral […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS / THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(OLNEY) in High School Sports yesterday – all of the RCHS activities were cancelled due to last minute rain showers the list included girls soccer, softball, and baseball involving today’s […]
RESULTS FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK (4/13-14/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Track & Field from this past Monday – Olney finished in second place at the Hamilton County Track Invitational with 98 points the Lady Tigers […]
BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s water distribution system from free chlorine back to the normal chloramine this coming Monday, April […]