NOTES FOR MEMORIAL DAY 2026
(OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE) A reminder that most all city and village halls in the area will be closed next Monday, in observance of Memorial Day 2026. After normal office hours tomorrow, the […]
NASS JUNE AG SURVEY COMING UP
(SPRINGFIELD) During the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June agricultural survey by contacting over 90,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (5/20/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Baseball yesterday – here’s some regular season downstate area results there was one LIC team in non-conference action Northview beat Marshall, 11-3 Olney and Charleston were […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (5/20/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – Olney won its Class 2A Regional Semi-Final game over Hillsboro, 9-0 the Lady Tigers outhit their opponents, 11 to 2 Natalie Ochs was […]
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS (5/20/26)
(MONTICELLO) in Boys High School Track yesterday – there were 16 teams that competed at the Class 2A Sectional at Monticello Mt. Zion edged out Olney by three points to […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order to establish a new Aging Commission to help guide and implement the state’s new ten-year blueprint to address the needs of older adults in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll have a cloudy, cool, and dry sky on tap for this Thursday throughout our downstate area, although a warming trend will begin tomorrow with warmer air and higher […]
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SELECTION / OLNEY ROAD PARTIALLY CLOSED / BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK
(NEWTON) Congratulations to Jasper County Board Chairman Jason Warfel who has been recently selected as a member of the 2026 class of Edgar Fellows, a prestigious statewide leadership initiative that brings together […]
DOWNSTATE WHEAT TOUR TODAY
(BELLEVILLE) The Illinois Wheat Association is hosting its annual Wheat Plot Tour today at the Southern Illinois University’s Belleville Research Center. The event invited farmers and researchers to tour wheat […]
TODAY’S SCHEDULE (5/20/26)
(MONTICELLO/NEWTON) in Boys High School Track – the statewide Track Sectionals are scheduled for today Olney will be at the Class 2A Sectional Meet at Monticello Newton will host one […]