WEEKEND RESULTS (5/8-9/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Softball from Friday – Newton beat Fairfield on the road, 7-5 although the Lady Eagles were outhit by the host Lady Mules, 12 to 8 Emma […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a mostly dry work week expected, we will see some downstate area chances of rain in the second full week of May 2026. A warming trend begins today […]
CONFERENCE COMING TO EFFINGHAM
(SPRINGFIELD) The 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held in Effingham this summer, the first time in several years that Illinois has hosted the five-state rotating conference. Set […]
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ANNOUNCED AT CRMH
(OLNEY) Announced yesterday, the Carle Health system board has approved a $45 million building project at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital that will include a New Specialty Medical Office building and […]
REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session earlier this week on Tuesday night. The Council : accepted the $102,672 bid submitted by Fletcher Reinhardt for the Electric Line […]
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met in special session for a little over one hour last night in Olney. After hearing from several residents regarding the Athletic […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The unemployment rate in Illinois has risen to 5.2%, according to yesterday’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The state’s […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/7/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – Olney lost an LIC Conference battle at Marshall, 4-1 the Lady Tigers were outhit by the host Lady Lions, 7 to 4 Kaiya […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (5/7/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton beat South Central, 4-2 although the Eagles were outhit by the visiting Cougars, 8 to 6 Drake Wolf was the winning pitcher, […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS / GIRLS (5/6/26)
(LAWRENCEVILLE) in Girls High School Track from Wednesday – Newton was second to Robinson, 122 to 133, at the LIC Conference Meet at Lawrenceville Marshall was third with 81 points, […]