CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD OVER THE NEXT 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 […]
SQUIRREL SOUNDS ’26 / GRANT DEADLINE DAYS AWAY / UPCOMING HEA WEBINAR / MEETINGS
(OLNEY) The Olney and Greater Richland County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its inaugural two-day event in downtown Olney, the Squirrel Sounds ‘26 Festival, set for this Friday […]
WHEAT TOUR HAS HIGH YIELD EXPECTATIONS
(BELLEVILLE) The Illinois Wheat Association’s (IWA) annual wheat plot tour last week confirmed the state’s crop is showing more potential than states further west. After scouting 143 fields in 25 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Some Democrats and electoral rights groups in Illinois want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just weeks after […]
TODAY’S PLAYOFF SCHEDULE (5/26/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Softball – here’s some Sectional Semi-Final matchups today involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A @ Casey-Westfield – Casey-Westfield plays South Central at 4:30 @ Casey-Westfield – […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/23/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Soccer from the weekend – here’s some Regional Championship results involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A Greenville beat Carlinville, 1-0 Mt. Zion beat Decatur St. […]
MONDAY RESULTS (5/25/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Baseball – here’s some Regional Quarter-Final results involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A Cumberland beat Lawrenceville, 12-1 Woodlawn beat Cisne, 7-2 Wayne City beat Elverado, 9-2 […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/22-23/26)
(ROBINSON) in Boys High School Tennis from the weekend – Olney won the nine team Sectional at Robinson by one point over Effingham, 20-19 Casey-Westfield was third with 17 points, […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/23/26)
(CHARLESTON) in Girls High School Track from Saturday – the Class 1A State Track Meet finished at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston Newton tied for 28th place with three other […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) An approaching low pressure system will bring us some clouds today and a slight chance of a few scattered showers by noon, although the better chance of rain for our […]