ON TODAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR (05/01/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) On the High School Sports Calendar for today (5/1/24) : GIRLS & BOYS TRACK : Olney & Newton at the LIC Conference Meets at Newton VARSITY SOFTBALL : Olney […]
JUNIOR HIGH TRACK & FIELD FROM YESTERDAY (05/01/2024)
(BLUFORD) In Girls Junior High Track & Field yesterday – Olney St. Joe won the Class S Regional at Bluford among 10 total teams The Lady Wildcats won eight of […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT KICKS OFF TOMORROW
(NEWTON) In High School Bass Fishing – The statewide IHSA Sectional Tournaments are slated for tomorrow, with 25 Sectionals scheduled throughout the state, with most of the area anglers heading […]
HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL FROM YESTERDAY (05/01/2024)
(NEWTON) In High School Varsity Baseball yesterday – Newton won two games at home Newton outhit the visiting Indians, 6 to 5 Newton outhit the other visiting Indian squad, 13 […]
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER FROM YESTERDAY (05/01/2024)
(OLNEY) In Girls High School Soccer yesterday – The 8-2-1 Lady Tigers are scheduled to host Mattoon next Monday. (OLNEY) Elsewhere in Girls High School Soccer – Here’s some other […]
JUCO BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FROM YESTERDAY
(OLNEY) In Junior College Baseball – The OCC Blue Knights lost the suspended game at Kaskaskia College The Blue Knights are 23-20 on the year and at 14-13 in the […]
RICHLAND COUNTY SPRING RAINFALL TOTALS
(OLNEY) The Richland County Farm Bureau has started its planting season rainfall reports for spring 2024. With the reporting period ending at 8:00 this past Monday morning, the county’s highest […]
ILLINOIS AG PRICES REPORT FOR MARCH
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s Illinois Ag Prices Report for March : Agricultural Production increased 1.5% from February, but decreased 4.8% from March 2023 : the Crop Production Index was down 1.2% […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/01/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) A group of gun control advocates rallied yesterday in Springfield, at the Illinois Statehouse. Those attending were calling for the state to permanently fund a 2021 law that provided […]
WEDNESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (05/01/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A new approaching cold front will move through our downstate area by mid-afternoon today, giving us some clouds and a slight chance of a spotty rain shower through tonight. […]