MEMORIAL DAY REMINDERS
(OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE) A reminder that most all city and village halls in the area are closed today, in observance of Memorial Day 2026. All of the village and city halls will […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) A new report says Illinois roads are not as bad as several other states around the nation. Data released by the Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Group, sourced from the Bureau […]
WEEKEND BRIEFS (5/22-23/26)
(CHARLESTON) in Girls High School Track from the weekend – all three State Track Meets were held at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston CLASS 1A (74 teams that scored at […]
FRIDAY RESULTS (5/22/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday – Newton finished up its regular season schedule with tough loss at Greenville, 2-0 the Eagles were outhit by the host Comets, 2 […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/22-23/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Softball from Friday – Olney beat Greenville, 5-4 to win the Class 2A Regional at Vandalia the Lady Tigers outhit the Lady Comets, 7 to 6 […]
HENRY L. “SONNY” BOWER, JR.
(OBLONG, ILLINOIS) The graveside funeral service for Henry L. “Sonny” Bower, Jr., age 84, of rural Oblong, Illinois, will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 2026, at 3:00, at the […]
BOBBY D. “BOB” REYNOLDS
(YALE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Bobby D. “Bob” Reynolds, age 69, of Yale, Illinois, will be held Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2026, at 2:00, at the Plainfield Community Church, […]
FAY E. AULT
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Fay E. Ault, age 94, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, May 26, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With still no major storm systems expected to impact our downstate area over the next several days and nights, the severe weather risk will remain low now through next […]