JOSEPH NICHOLAS
(OLNEY) The Funeral service for Joseph Nicholas is Thursday June 11, at 6:00 pm at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney. The Visitation is Thursday from 5:00 pm until service […]
OLNEY LITTLE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES BOYS ALL-STAR TEAMS 2026
(OLNEY) Olney Little League has announced its teams for 8U, 10U, 11U and 12U All-Star teams. For the 8U Boys with Coach Chris Foust: Brantley Burgund Chandler Deisher Case Runyon […]
HELEN MAXINE SNYDER
(MATTOON) The Funeral service for Helen Maxine Snyder, age 86 of Mattoon, formerly of Olney will be held on Saturday June 6th, 2026 at the Kistler Patterson Funeral Home in […]
OLIVER DAN “DANNY” QUICK
(BOGOTA) The Funeral service for Oliver Dan “Danny” Quick” age 89 of Bogota will be held following Masonic rites on Monday June 8th, 2026, at 12:00 pm at the Meyer […]
RECAP OF NEWTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE
(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met in regular session on Tuesday night, The board approved the regular minutes from the month of May, took public comments and discussed old and new business including approving […]
ELIZABETH ANN STEVENS
The Funeral service for Elizabeth Ann Stevens, age 92 of West Salem, will be held on Saturday, June 6th, at 12:00 Noon at the Ingram Meridith Funeral Home in West […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS (06/04/2026)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation officially broke ground Wednesday on a joint project to construct a new training facility focused on traffic incident safety […]
JEAN O’BRIEN
A Private Graveside service for Jean O’Brien, age 94 of Olney will be held at the Crest Haven Memorial Park in Claremont. The Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home is assisting the Family […]
HAY HARVEST UNDERWAY IN ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The first cutting of hay is underway across Illinois, with farmers reporting varying levels of progress depending on their region. According to the USDA, the first harvest of alfalfa […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS (06/03/2026)
(SPRINGFIELD) Though Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s full affordable housing initiative did not pass through the General Assembly this session, approximately $250 million was included in the state’s 2027 budget to support […]