MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS (3/9/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball last night – here’s the Super-Sectional results involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A @ Charleston : Lawrenceville beat LeRoy, 48-26 @ Jacksonville : Goreville […]
MONDAY REGION 24 RESULTS (3/9/26)
(INA) in Men’s Junior College Basketball yesterday – the Region 24 Tournament continued with Quarter-Final action top-seeded Vincennes beat 8th-seeded Lake Land, 94-80 2nd-seeded John A. Logan beat 7th-seeded Kaskaskia, […]
JANET L. KISTNER
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Janet L. Kistner, age 76, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, March 14, 2026, at 10:00, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s another day of above normal temperatures for our downstate area as we’ll stay dry on this Tuesday ahead of our next chance of rainy and possible stormy weather […]
MIKE BRIDGES
(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The memorial service for Mike Bridges, age 73, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Friday evening, March 13, 2026, at 7:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, […]
UPCOMING CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD
(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 […]
RECORD WHEAT NUMBERS FROM 2025
(BLOOMINGTON) Illinois wheat yield numbers from last year are out, showing record numbers throughout the state. The statewide average winter wheat yield in Illinois for the 2025 crop was 88 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has vacated U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction restricting use of force by federal immigration law enforcement officers in Illinois. […]
REVEREND GARY A. WACHTEL
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Reverend Gary A. Wachtel, age 78, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday evening, March 11, 2026, at 6:00, at the First Church of […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (3/7/26)
(NEWTON) in Junior High Volleyball from Saturday at the IESA 8th Grade Regional at Lawrenceville Jasper County beat Teutopolis in two sets (25-10, 25-20) led by Mabry Wolf, Hailey Mulvey, […]