REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) We’ll wrap up 2025 weatherwise with dry and quiet weather conditions and begin the first of 2026 pretty much the same way. Although areas to our north, north of […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Several initiatives spearheaded by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office will take effect in the new year, beginning this Thursday. One such program promotes road safety and DMV modernization, […]
(CHAMPAIGN) in Men’s Division One College Basketball yesterday – Illinois won at home in Champaign by beating Southern University, 90-55 the 10-3/1-1) Fighting Illini return to Big Ten action this […]
ROBERT “BOB” GAMMON
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) A memorial service for Robert “Bob” Gammon, age 78, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 3, 2026, at 11:00, at the First Methodist Church in […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With seasonably cold and mostly dry weather conditions in our downstate area forecast for the next week or so, our sky will stay mostly cloudy, although some sunshine is […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (12/26-27/25)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball from the weekend – there are 12 teams at the Benton Christmas Classic Tournament on Friday, Olney lost its first round bracket game to […]
VIRGINIA (KUHL) BLANK
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Virginia (Kuhl) Blank, age 97, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, January 5, 2026, at 10:00, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church […]
FONTELLA JEANETTE WADDELL
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Fontella Jeanette Waddell, age 90, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday afternoon, January 1, 2026, at 2:00, at the First Baptist Church in […]
LUELLA M. (FOLL) EHRHARDT
(EVANSVILLE, INDIANA / NOBLE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Luella M. (Foll) Ehrhardt, age 95, of Evansville, Indiana, formerly of Noble, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, December 31, 2025, […]
ELEANOR NADINE BUERSTER
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Eleanor Nadine Buerster, age 94, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 3, 2026, at 11:00, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church […]