WEEKEND SPORTS CALENDAR

(OLNEY/NEWTON) on today’s (9/26/25) High School Sports Calendar :BOYS GOLF : Olney at the Charleston TournamentFOOTBALL : Olney Tigers at Newton Eagles (NEWTON/OLNEY) also in High School Football this weekend […]
RECENT HOGS AND PIGS REPORT FOR AMERICA

(BLOOMINGTON) The USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report released yesterday shows a modest year-over-year decline in the nation’s hog herd, projected at 74.5 million head as of September 1st. While […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(OAK BROOK) Former State Senator & State Representative Darren Bailey made it official yesterday, that he is making a second run for Illinois governor. After public stops during the day […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/25/25)

(FLORA) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –at the SIJHSAA Class L Regional at FloraOlney ended the year with a semi-final loss to Flora, 9-6 (FLORA) in Junior High Softball yesterday […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/25/25)

(NEWTON) in Girls High School Tennis yesterday –Newton lost a close match to Casey-Westfield, 5 to 4the Lady Eagles won three of the six singles matchesJailyn Hall, Olivia Sornberger, & […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/25/25)

(NEWTON) in High School Volleyball last night –Newton swept two LIC matches from Lawrenceville in the NCHS Gymthe Lady Eagles won the varsity match in two games (25-17, 25-17)led by […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/25/25)

(NEWTON) in Boys High School Cross Country yesterday –Olney beat Newton in a four team meet at Sam Parr State Park, 19 to 43Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville was third at 79, Clay City/Flora […]
COVID VACCINATIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN OLNEY

(OLNEY) The Richland County Health Office has announced that it now has the Pfizer Covid vaccination available with the Moderna vaccine soon to arrive. The Health Office, at 208 East […]
WATER SERVICE TO BE SHUT OFF IN NEWTON

(NEWTON) The City of Newton Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant on Scott Avenue this coming Monday morning, September 29th. With the water to be turned off at […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/25/25)

(NEWTON) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –Newton beat St. Anthony, 9-0Luke Farley and Brock Anderson led Newton with 3 and 2 goals respectivelyother goals by Lance Volk, Henry Will, […]