LOCAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES

(OLNEY) The Annual Carle Hospice Festival of Trees fundraiser & bake sale is this weekend and will be held in the private dining rooms on the lower level of Carle […]
BETHLEHEM WALK AT MT. GILEAD CHURCH

(OLNEY) All are invited to drop by and experience The Bethlehem Walk this coming Saturday night from 4:00 to 8:00 at the Mt. Gilead Church, north of Olney or south […]
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL AT RCHS

(OLNEY) The Richland County High School Theater Department will present Nickelodeon’s “The SpongeBob Musical” this weekend in the Richland County Performing Arts Center at RCHS. The first of three performances […]
SANTA’S MAILBOX ARRIVES IN BOWER PARK

(OLNEY) It was over the past several nights that Santa’s elves made a special delivery in Olney, bringing the Letters to Santa Mailbox to Bower Park, right across the street […]
OLNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING (11/27/2023)

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night for a regular bi-monthly meeting. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the sale of city-owned […]
ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT (11/28/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s final weekly Illinois Crop Progress Report from the USDA, there were 6.0 days suitable for field work last week. The statewide average temperature was 37.6 degrees last […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/28/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has launched $25 million in taxpayer funding for the Equitable Energy Future Grants Program in an effort to grow the clean […]
LETTERS TO SANTA MAILBOX IN OLNEY

(OLNEY) It was over the past several nights that Santa’s elves made a special delivery in Olney, bringing the Letters to Santa Mailbox to Bower Park, right across the street […]
MEETINGS TONIGHT (11/27/2023)

(OLNEY/NOBLE) In municipal meetings coming up the first of this week : * the Olney City Council meets tonight at 6:00 at the Olney City Hall * the Noble Village […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/27/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) Republican and Democratic candidates for the March 19th primary can today start filing nominating petitions at the Illinois State Board of Election’s Office in Springfield. Candidates for 118 State […]