NEW YEAR / SAME SERVICES OFFERED
(NEWTON) The Jasper County Solid Waste Program is continuing in 2026. While the dumpsters at the County Highway Building, the Newton site, are available Saturdays from 7:00 to 1:30, dumpsters at all other […]
NRCS / NATIONAL BATCHING DEADLINE
(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the establishment of a national January 15th, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs. The […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Nearly 300 new Illinois laws will take effect at midnight tonight, on January 1st, 2026. A few of the new laws include police training on sexual assault, a requirement […]
SUNDAY RESULTS (12/27/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Wrestling from this past weekend – the Olney Cubs did well at two separate tournaments JASPER, INDIANA the Cubs won four matches in their respective divisions […]
TUESDAY RESULTS (12/30/25)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball yesterday – at the Duster Thomas Hoops Classic at Pinckneyville Olney wrapped up tournament action with a tough one-point loss to Christopher, 45-46 the […]
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 […]