NANCY ANN WALLACE

(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) No services will be held for Nancy Ann Wallace, age 75, of Dundas, Illinois. The Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois, is assisting the family with the arrangements. […]
CAROL SUE SCHAFER

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Carol Sue Schafer, age 85, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2026, at 12:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in […]
DOROTHY G. (FULK) GUMBLE

(NOBLE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Dorothy G. (Fulk) Gumble, age 96, of Noble, Illinois, will be held Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2026, at 12:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]
DOUGLAS J. “DOUG” BERRY

(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) A graveside funeral service for Douglas J. “Doug” Berry, age 69, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2026, at 2:00, at the Dundas Cemetery, […]
PAULINE M. HIXON

(CLAREMONT, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Pauline M. Hixon, age 91, of Claremont, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, June 2, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
UPCOMING CHANCES TO GIVE 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 […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (5/30/26) (TRACK/TENNIS)

(CHARLESTON) in Boys High School Track from the weekend – the finals of the Class 2A State Track Meet at EIU in Charleston were Saturday Olney finished 12th out of […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/29-30/26)

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Softball from Friday – at the Class 2A Sectional Championship game at Nashville Olney had its season end with an exciting, but tough loss, to […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (5/30/26)

(EFFINGHAM) in High School Baseball from Saturday – at the Class 2A Regional Championship game at Evergreen Park in Effingham Newton had its season end with a tough one-run loss to […]
FTC INITIATES FERTILIZER COST INVESTIGATION

(SPRINGFIELD) The Federal Trade Commission launched an antitrust investigation into the concentrated fertilizer industry and its pricing power, mostly because the USDA has shown the single largest increase in input […]