REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in February last night in Olney. The Board : first held a Public Hearing to hear testimony […]
THURSDAY’S SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Yesterday’s severe weather outbreak began by mid-afternoon as the National Weather Service issued a total of eight severe thunderstorm warnings and thirteen tornado warnings between the hours of 3:00 […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a low pressure storm system moving through our downstate area overnight, colder air is filtering in as we return to near normal mid-February weather. While dry conditions will […]
DANIEL EDWARD “DAN” EAGLESON
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Daniel Edward “Dan” Eagleson, age 71, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday night, February 21, 2026, at 7:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home […]
CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TONIGHT
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball tonight – most all of the IHSA Regional Championship games will be played statewide here’s some of the matchups involving downstate area teams CLASS […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (2/14-15/26)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Wrestling from this past weekend – the Olney Cubs did very well a two different tournaments ———————————————————————————————————- Saturday at the O’Fallon Tournament, Olney finished in 7th […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (2/18/26)
(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball last night – the OCC Lady Knights won a critical game on the road, beating John A. Logan, 61-49 after six ties and ten […]
PHILIP LAYNE GRIFFITH
(HIDALGO, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life service for Philip Layne Griffith, age 58, of Hidalgo, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, at 11:00, at the Plainfield Church […]
KENNETH EUGENE MARTIN
(WEST SALEM, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Kenneth Eugene Martin, age 75, of West Salem, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, February 21, 2026, at 11:00, at the Moravian Church […]
COMING UP
(OLNEY) A fundraiser for an upcoming Mt. Gilead Church Mission Trip is set for next Wednesday, February 25th, at Monical’s Pizza along East Main Street in Olney. With fundraising fliers […]