NEWTON BOYS/GIRLS JV TRACK RESULTS – APRIL 16, 2025
Junior Varsity Boys Track – Four Team Meet at NCHS Final Team Scores: Newton JV Boys – 1st Place in 8 Events: Olney JV Boys – 1st Place in 6 […]
LITTLE ILLINI HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES – APRIL 16, 2025
Three Little Illini Conference (LIC) teams were in action Wednesday: Downstate Area Scores:
OLNEY TIGER BASEBALL SCORES – APRIL 16, 2025
The Olney Tigers baseball team rolled past Flora with a commanding 14-4 win in seven innings Thursday. The Tigers outhit the host Wolves, 11 to 4. Brody Redman picked up […]
OLNEY LADY TIGERS SOCCER SCORES – APRIL 16, 2025
The Olney Lady Tigers claimed a 3-2 victory over Salem in girls high school soccer action Thursday evening. Scoring for the Lady Tigers were Selena Fuentes, Abi Mitchell, and Tessa […]
LOCAL EASTER SERVICES THIS WEEKEND
Here are some of the Easter weekend services happening in our area that we are aware of: We know that many other churches across the region will also be holding […]
GOOD FRIDAY CLOSURES AND NOTICES FOR CITY OF OLNEY/NEWTON/NOBLE
As a reminder to area residents: Olney Brush Dump:The Olney Brush Dump will be closed on Friday, but will be open on Saturday with normal hours, from 10:00 a.m. to […]
NOTE FROM THE CITY OF OLNEY REGARDING MAIN STREET PROJECT
(OLNEY) A note concerning the infrastructure work in downtown Olney. Weather pending, the intersection of Main Street and Boone Street will be back open to traffic, plus Main Street, itself, […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL APRIL 15, 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Newton City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday night and addressed a full agenda of city business. No executive session was held during the meeting. Next Meeting: Tuesday, May […]
RURAL MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT SET FOR MAY 15TH IN BLOOMINGTON
(SPRINGFIELD) With the first Rural Mental Health Summit two years ago deemed a huge success in 2023, a second one is now scheduled for next month up in Bloomington. With […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/17/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois EPA is notifying the owners and operators of twenty-one (21) Community Water Systems that there has been a detection of one or more PFAS water contaminants in […]