WEDNESDAY RESULTS (5/27/26)

(OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – here’s a few Sectional Semi-Final results involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A @ Hardin : Okawville beat Calhoun, 1-0 CLASS 2A @ Pinckneyville […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (5/27/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday – at the Class 2A Regional at Evergreen Park in Effingham Newton shutout LIC foe Robinson in semi-final action, 7-0 the Eagles outhit the […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After another half to one inch of rain in our downstate area over the past 24 hours, we’ll wrap up the month of May 2026 as wetter than normal […]

USDA’S BASE ACREAGE ELIGIBILITY CHANGE

(SPRINGFIELD) Landowners with acres eligible to enroll as additional base acres for USDA commodity programs should receive notifications fairly quickly, according to USDA officials. One of the provisions secured in […]

TODAY’S SCHEDULE (5/27/26)

(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Baseball – the Regional Semi-Finals begin today in all four classes here’s some of the downstate area matchups CLASS 1A @ Altamont : Altamont plays Cumberland […]

TUESDAY RESULTS (5/26/26)

(NASHVILLE) in High School Softball yesterday – Olney won its Class 2A Sectional Semi-Final game over Columbia, 7-2 the Lady Tigers outhit their higher-seeded opponents, 10 to 7 Olney scored […]

REGULAR BI-MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills, as presented : accepted the $31,769 quote to buy seventeen […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) A push to regulate artificial intellitgence products in Illinois has taken a major step toward becoming law. The plan, which has broad support from industry leaders, would require transparency and […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a short-wave weather trough pivots northeastward into Indiana by tonight, any of our downstate area light rain showers will come to an end by later this evening. Then […]

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 […]