SUMMER CAMPS COMING TO OLNEY CENTRAL
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is inviting area students of all ages to explore new interests and develop hands-on skills through its upcoming Ignite Curiosity Summer Camps. Registration is now underway […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in May last night in Olney. The Board : approved the April financial report with the […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Bass Fishing yesterday – there were 20 boats and 40 fishermen at the Clinton Lake Sectional with the top ten teams advancing to the State Tournament next weekend […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Baseball yesterday – Olney finished up its regular season schedule with a win at Salem, 13-3 Brody Redman was the winning pitcher Nolen Seals led Olney […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/21/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – here’s some downstate area regional results CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Casey-Westfield beat Altamont, 10-1 Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg beat Cumberland, 10-2 CLASS 1A SEMI-FINAL GAMES Lawrenceville […]
USDA BEGINS NEW ONLINE PORTAL FOR FAMERS
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and governments, under the Agricultural Foreign Investment […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting this past Tuesday night and here’s a report from the unofficial minutes from the meeting. The Council : approved […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged last month, at 5.1%, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With no major storm systems expected to impact our downstate area over the next several days and nights, the severe weather risk will remain low, and the chances of […]