TIGERSHARKS DO WELL AT ALL-STAR SWIM MEET
(OLNEY) in Summer Swimming from Saturday –at the Area All-Star Meet and Summer Swim Championships were held in Effinghamthe Olney Tigersharks sent 30 swimmers to swim for the Illiana Swim […]
THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The Annual White Squirrel Triathlon and Kids Triathlon are this coming weekend at Musgrove Park in Olney, presented by the Richland County Recreation Council in Olney. The White Squirrel […]
ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORK
(NEWTON) The Illinois Department of Transportation is today starting a patching and resurfacing project on Route 33 from the Effingham County line to West End Avenue in Newton. While lane […]
JUDITH ANN “JUDY” ZUBER
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Judith Ann “Judy” Zuber, age 82, of Olney, will be Thursday morning, August 7, 2025, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stringtown, with burial […]
JAKE THOMAS KUYKENDALL
(WASHINGTON, INDIANA / OLNEY) There will be no formal funeral services, per his wishes, for Jake Thomas Kuykendall, age 39, of Washington, Indiana, formerly of Olney. A private family gathering […]
AGRONOMY DAY AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
(CHAMPAIGN) Agronmy Days at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will continue this week with the Yield of Dreams Crop Physiology Field Day, coming up this Thursday, August 7th, at the […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed 124 bills into law this past Friday. Effective immediately, House Bill 1806 prohibits licensed mental health professionals from using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make […]
FAYETTE COUNTY DROWNING
(VANDALIA) The investigation is continuing into the drowning death of a 9 year old girl in Fayette County. Authorities report the unidentified girl became stuck under a log in the […]
FORMER OLNEY RESIDENT DIES IN BIZARRE TRAFFIC CRASH
(WASHINGTON, INDIANA) The investigation is continuing into a traffic crash that claimed the life of a former Richland County resident. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports that around 4:41 last […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the high pressure that gave us beautiful weather over the past few days now moves off to the east, an upper level low moving into the Mid-Mississippi Valley […]