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 […]
SCHEDULED TOMORROW / LIKELY HELD SUNDAY
(OLNEY) It’s been announced that the Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for this Saturday, April 4th, starting at 11:00, in the Olney City Park, plus following at 2:00 […]
LOCAL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK
(NOBLE/NEWTON) In meetings coming up next week : Both meetings are open to the public, with the exception of the closed sessions.
2026 ALL-GRAC / ALL-REGION 25 BASKETBALL
(OLNEY) in Junior College Basketball news – four Olney Central College Lady Knights have received postseason recognition as the All-GRAC Conference and All-Region Teams have been announced three Lady Knights […]
DONALD DEAN HAYDEN
(CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS / GREENUP, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donald “Dean” Hayden, age 82, of Chillicothe, Illinois, formerly of Greenup, Illinois, will be held Monday afternoon, April 6, 2026, at […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/2/26)
(PARIS) in Boys High School Tennis yesterday – Paris beat Newton in an approaching rain shortened match, 4-1 the host Tigers won all three of the singles matches the visiting […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/2/26)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) in High School Softball yesterday – some of the area games were cancelled due to wet field conditions there were two LIC teams in action Casey-Westfield beat Parke Heritage, […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (4/2/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton beat Olney at Olney Central College on Dennis Conley Field, 7-4 although the host Tigers outhit the visiting Eagles, 8 to 6 […]
EARLY PLANTING IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Farmers have been taking advantage of the unusually dry ground conditions over the past week to some earlier-than-normal planting, mostly in southern Illinois. While the soil temperatures are abnormally […]