NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Four people from California are charged in connection with a conspiracy to burglarize pharmacies and distribute controlled substances in downstate Illinois and across the nation. The defendants are accused […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front slowly moves across our downstate area today, we’ll have continuous waves of rain moving through with maybe a thunderstorm or two mixed in, plus there […]
CHANCES TO DONATE BLOOD THIS 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 […]
OCC STUDENT DOES WEEK IN REGIONAL CONTEST
(OLNEY) Congratulations to an Olney Central College student for recently winning a prestigious competition. Freshman Jacob Kimbro, of Flora, captured first place in the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center […]
FRIDAY RESULTS (5/1/26)
(NEWTON) in Boys High School Track from last Friday – there were 18 total teams that competed at the varsity Newton Invitational Meet Effingham won the event by beating out […]
HAROLD DAVID LEWIS
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Harold David Lewis, age 72, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, at 10:00, at the Crain Funeral Home in […]
KAY REISNER
(HIDALGO, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Kay Reisner, age 86, of Hidalgo, Illinois, will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 6, 2026, at 1:00, at the Hidalgo Independent Christian Church, with […]
JAMES E. “JIM” HEMRICH, JR.
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS / ATLANTA, GEORGIA) The funeral service for James E. “Jim” Hemrich, Jr., age 71, of Olney, Illinois, formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, will be held Wednesday morning, May 6, […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/1-2/26)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) also in High School Softball from over the weekend – there was one LIC team in non-conference action Casey-Westfield beat Seeger High, 15-3 here’s some other downstate area varsity […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/1-2/26)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball from Friday – Newton beat Sullivan, 10-0 in six innings the Eagles outhit the visitors, 10 to 4 Gavin Meinhart was the winning pitcher with […]