CHANCES TO DONATE BLOOD THIS WEEK
(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 […]
OCC STUDENT DOES WEEK IN REGIONAL CONTEST
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney Central College student for recently winning a prestigious competition. Freshman Jacob Kimbro, of Flora, captured first place in the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center […]
FRIDAY RESULTS (5/1/26)
(NEWTON) in Boys High School Track from last Friday – there were 18 total teams that competed at the varsity Newton Invitational Meet Effingham won the event by beating out […]
HAROLD DAVID LEWIS
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Harold David Lewis, age 72, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, at 10:00, at the Crain Funeral Home in […]
KAY REISNER
(HIDALGO, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Kay Reisner, age 86, of Hidalgo, Illinois, will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 6, 2026, at 1:00, at the Hidalgo Independent Christian Church, with […]
JAMES E. “JIM” HEMRICH, JR.
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS / ATLANTA, GEORGIA) The funeral service for James E. “Jim” Hemrich, Jr., age 71, of Olney, Illinois, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, will be held Wednesday morning, May 6, […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/1-2/26)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) also in High School Softball from over the weekend – there was one LIC team in non-conference action Casey-Westfield beat Seeger High, 15-3 here’s some other downstate area varsity […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/1-2/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday – Newton beat Sullivan, 10-0 in six innings the Eagles outhit the visitors, 10 to 4 Gavin Meinhart was the winning pitcher with […]
NEW FARM BILL UP FOR NATIONAL DEBATE
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Farm Bureau is urging the U.S. Senate to quickly pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 as the U.S. House approved the bill by […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a state proposal that would restrict how certain sensitive medical information is shared, with supporters arguing it protects patient privacy and critics warning it […]