GOOD FRIDAY CLOSURES AND NOTICES FOR CITY OF OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE
As a reminder to area residents: Olney Brush Dump:The Olney Brush Dump will be closed on Friday, but will be open on Saturday with normal hours, from 10:00 a.m. to […]
NOTE FROM THE CITY OF OLNEY REGARDING MAIN STREET PROJECT
(OLNEY) A note concerning the infrastructure work in downtown Olney. Weather pending, the intersection of Main Street and Boone Street will be back open to traffic, plus Main Street, itself, […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL APRIL 15, 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Newton City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday night and addressed a full agenda of city business. No executive session was held during the meeting. Next Meeting: Tuesday, May […]
RURAL MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT SET FOR MAY 15TH IN BLOOMINGTON
(SPRINGFIELD) With the first Rural Mental Health Summit two years ago deemed a huge success in 2023, a second one is now scheduled for next month up in Bloomington. With […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/17/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois EPA is notifying the owners and operators of twenty-one (21) Community Water Systems that there has been a detection of one or more PFAS water contaminants in […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an approaching cold front, our downstate area winds will return, much stronger than yesterday, plus we’ll have plenty of morning clouds, giving way to at least some sunshine […]
OLNEY BOYS TENNIS SCORES – APRIL 15, 2025
OLNEYThe Richland County Tigers delivered a dominant performance on the courts Tuesday, sweeping Effingham in a 9-0 victory at home. Olney won all six singles matches and all three doubles […]
NEWTON, OLNEY AND AREA DOWNSTATE BOYS BASEBALL SCORES – APRIL 15, 2025
NEWTONThe Newton Eagles picked up an 8-4 win on the road over Dieterich. The Eagles outhit the host Movin’ Maroons, 7 to 6, and improved to 8-8 on the season. […]
OLNEY, NEWTON AND LOCAL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES – APRIL 15, 2025
OLNEYThe Richland County Lady Tigers took down Mt. Carmel in a dominant non-LIC performance, winning 11-1 in five innings at home. Olney outhit the visiting Lady Aces, 15 to 3. […]
THIS WEEK IS ‘TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK’ – THANK YOU!
(NEWTON/OLNEY) During this National Telecommunicators Week, we want everyone to join us as we say “thank you” to all of our local and area telecommunicators who do their job around […]