NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(NORMAL) More than 300 Illinois State University employees are back on the job after ratifying a new five-year contract and ending a strike that began last month on April 8th. […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A high pressure ridge over the Midwest will give us plenty of sunshine on this Thursday, but still with below-normal temperatures for this time of the year. We’ll stay […]
NEW LAWYERS / GRANT FUNDS / SPECIAL MEETING
(MT. VERNON) Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to twelve (12) new lawyers today in the Fifth Judicial District, starting at 2:00 […]
ACTIVITIES COMING UP THE REST OF THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW Post is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with the $1.00 tickets on sale all this week and always […]
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR STORM DAMAGE
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA has technical and financial assistance available to help Illinois farmers recover from recent severe weather, including tornadoes, straight-line winds, and hail. Producers are encouraged to contact their […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) As the clock continues to tick toward the end of the spring legislative session in Springfield, Republican lawmakers are calling on Democrats to include them in property tax relief […]
MONDAY RESULTS (5/4/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Tennis from this past Monday – Olney beat Teutopolis, 7-2 the Tigers won five of the six singles matches, all in two sets each Carter […]
MONDAY RESULTS (5/4/26)
(NEWTON) in Girls High School Track from this past Monday at the Newton Invitational – Robinson won the event by beating out second place Newton, 114 to 109 Fairfield edged out Teutopolis […]
DONALD RAY “DON” BLACKFORD
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donald Ray “Don” Blackford, age 88, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, May 10, 2026, at 2:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home […]
RICHARD SMITH
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) A memorial service will be held at a later date for Richard Smith, age 61, of Newton, Illinois. The Crain Funeral Home in Newton is assisting the family […]