REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the cold and bitter air hangs around for another half day here in our downstate area, the wintry weather is far worse to our north, where blowing snow […]
RICHLAND COUNTY PROPOSAL CONSIDERED
(BLOOMINGTON) Six new agricultural and vocational education policies were approved by delegates at the Illinois Farm Bureau’s annual meeting held last weekend, including language supporting select four-year degrees at community […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association is sounding the alarm about gift card fraud. The group says organized criminal groups tamper with cards, hack online accounts, and scam victims […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Richland County Board had its regular monthly meeting for December last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payment of November bills – $502,474 in county general […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As 1 to 2 inches of snow fell in the past 24 hours along the Route 50 corridor and from 2 to 4 inches of snow with sleet further […]
CAROLYN MARIE RICH
(WILLOW HILL, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Carolyn Marie Rich, age 81, of Willow Hill, Illinois, will be held at a later date, with interment in the Shiloh Cemetery, […]
DARRELL EUGENE BOYER
(FLORA, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Darrell Eugene Boyer, age 67, of Flora, Illinois, will be held at a later date. The Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora […]
LOCAL DAIRY FARM RECOGNIZED
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinis Milk Producers Association has recognized two farms with awards presented during its annual meeting earlier this month in Bloomington. Amy Hildebrandt of South Beloit received the 2025 […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(CHICAGO) A vigil is planned this afternoon outside the State of Illinois Building in Chicago, asking Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto a physician-assisted suicide bill. The Catholic Bishops of Illinois […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS / TONIGHT’S GAMES
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Hoops last night – there was one LIC conference game on the schedule Mt. Carmel beat Lawrenceville, 64-36 in a couple of other downstate varsity […]