THURSDAY RESULTS (4/9/26)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – there were three varsity results involving LIC teams Mt. Carmel beat Cisne, 16-1 Cumberland beat Casey-Westfield, 7-4 Danville beat Paris, 4-2 here’s some […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/9/26)

(OLNEY) in Boys High School Tennis yesterday – Olney won again on the road at Mattoon, 7-2 the Tigers won all six of the singles matches Carter Seaman took match […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/9/26)

(OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – Olney beat Arthur-Christian, 5-3 as the visiting Lady Tigers outhit their opponents, 8 to 4 Kaiya Seessengood was the winning pitcher, striking out 8 in the complete […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK

(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met earlier this week in regular session. The Council : unanimously accepted the $200,000 bid submitted by Lucas Bolander for the sale of Surplus Public […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Richland County Board met last night for its regular monthly meeting in Olney. The Board : approved the monthly financial report with all the bills paid for March […]
NEW RICHLAND COUNTY RESIDENT CIRCUIT JUDGE

(OLNEY) Circuit Chief Judge Melissa Morgan has confirmed that Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have appointed Chelsey E. Clark to the position of Resident Circuit Judge […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) A weakening line of rain and some thunderstorms, aligned with a surface cold front, will move into central Illinois by this afternoon, although the chances of rain for our downstate area are […]
OPAL VIOLA VARNER COOLEY

(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Opal Viola Varner Cooley, age 89, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, April 13, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]
JIMMIE ALLEN “JIM” TUTTLE

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The graveside funeral service for Jimmie Allen “Jim” Tuttle, age 81, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2026, at around 12:30, at the Hunt […]
DAVID EARL HERDES, SR.

(CLAY CITY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for David Earl Herdes, Sr., age 70, of Clay City, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2026, at 12:00, at the Sailor […]