BARBARA JO THOMPSON

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) Private funeral services for Barbara Jo Thompson, age 73, of Newton, Illinois, will be held at a later date. The Meyer Funeral Home in Newton is assisting the […]
JERRY S. ANDERSON

(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jerry S. Anderson, age 69, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, January 20, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the $58,813 payment to […]
TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE (1/15/26)

(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball tonight – there are four LIC teams in action tonight, but only one conference game Olney travels to Marshall in non-conference games tonight Newton […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/14/26)

(OLNEY) in Girls Junior High Basketball last night – Olney St. Joe won its Class S Regional semi-final game over Cisne, 43-36 Belle Graves led St. Joe with 19 points […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/14/26)

(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball last night – Olney Central lost to visiting John A. Logan, 60-75 Lanie Lipps led OCC with 19 points and Jamia Jones added 11 […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) A high pressure ridge over the Midwest will give us plenty of sunshine today, but colder air will keep our wind chill values down in the teens. As our […]
LUCILLE GINDER

(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Lucille Ginder, age 92, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, at 12:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, […]
UPCOMING THIS WEEK

(OLNEY) The next Queen of Hearts drawing at the Olney VFW Post is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00, with tickets on sale all this week, up until about 3:55 […]
LOCAL TEACHER RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY

(OLNEY) Congratulations to a Richland County High School teacher who was recently honored by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Mark Steber is one of six agricultural educators nationwide who […]