WANDA JEAN (WHEAT) GREENWOOD
(CLAY CITY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Wanda Jean (Wheat) Greenwood, age 73, of rural Clay City, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2026, at 12:00, at the […]
TODD WENDELL CAUDELL
(BERRYVILLE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Todd Wendell Caudell, age 60, of Berryville, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 10, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/7/26)
(GRAYVILLE) in Boys Junior High Basketball last night – at the WEAA Boys Basketball Tournament here’s the semi-final results from Grayville top-seeded Jasper beat fourth-seeded West Salem, 48-25 second-seeded New […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/7/26)
(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball last night – the OCC Lady Knights won at home in “The Dungeon” Olney Central defeated Lincoln Trial, 87-59 Lanie Lipps and Jamia Jones […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) State lawmakers are signaling that insurance regulation may be a priority for the General Assembly when it reconvenes later this month in Springfield. From homeowners insurance to auto insurance […]
SPECIAL MEETING YESTERDAY (1/7/26)
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met in special session yesterday afternoon with one agenda item. After a closed session to discuss personnel, the Council approved an agreement with City Manager […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an approaching low pressure storm system moving up into the Midwest, we’ll have plenty of clouds today with a chance of rain by mid-to-late afternoon, although the better […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced yesterday that the state’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in November, unchanged from the month before, in September. The November rate was down […]
STILL TIME TO REGISTER
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The IECC Business & Industry, in partnership with the Illinois Small Business Development Center at IECC, will host a special workshop on January 15th, 2026, from 8:30 to 3:00 […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING FOR DECEMBER 2025
(NEWTON) At the most recent Jasper County Board meeting held in Newton, the Board : approved the payment of the November bill list, worth $315,842 : approved the Fiscal Year […]