CONGRATULATIONS FOR SELECTION / OLNEY ROAD PARTIALLY CLOSED / BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) Congratulations to Jasper County Board Chairman Jason Warfel who has been recently selected as a member of the 2026 class of Edgar Fellows, a prestigious statewide leadership initiative that brings together […]
DOWNSTATE WHEAT TOUR TODAY
(BELLEVILLE) The Illinois Wheat Association is hosting its annual Wheat Plot Tour today at the Southern Illinois University’s Belleville Research Center. The event invited farmers and researchers to tour wheat […]
TODAY’S SCHEDULE (5/20/26)
(MONTICELLO/NEWTON) in Boys High School Track – the statewide Track Sectionals are scheduled for today Olney will be at the Class 2A Sectional Meet at Monticello Newton will host one […]
TUESDAY RESULTS (5/19/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Tennis yesterday – Olney beat Casey-Westfield in LIC action the Tigers won four of the six singles matches Carter Seaman took match #1 A.J. Padilla […]
TUESDAY RESULTS (5/19/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – here’s some downstate area regional results CLASS 1A North Clay beat Wayne City, 7-6 Neoga beat Okaw Valley, 15-0 Waltonville/Sesser-Valier beat NCOE, 10-0 Villa Grove […]
TUESDAY RESULTS (5/19/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton needed 15 innings to beat Tuscola on the road, 9-7 the Eagles outhit the host Warriors, 16 to 13 Nolen Cleaver was […]
TUESDAY RESULTS (5/19/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Soccer yesterday – in Class 1A Regional action at Carlinville Olney lost a tough 1-0 match to the host Cavaliers the Lady Tigers finish a […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Republican Party has elected a new leader. It’s former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, who said yesterday that he is honored and humbled to be the next chair for the state […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) After this morning’s rain ends, our downstate area sky will dry up for the rest of today, through tonight, and most all of tomorrow. With a slight chance of more rain back in […]