PHYLLIS JOAN (MARTIN) SLUNAKER

(OLNEY) The funeral service for Phyllis Joan (Martin) Slunaker, age 91, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, November 15, 2025, at 1:00, at the Free Methodist Church in […]

TUESDAY RESULTS (11/11/25)

(OLNEY) in Girls Junior High Basketball last night –   Olney St. Joe swept two games on the road at Palestine  A TEAM  the Lady Wildcats won the varsity game, […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) We are back to sunshine today with some warmer air returning to our downstate area. In fact, we are expecting temperatures back in the upper 60’s by Friday and […]

MONDAY RESULTS (11/10/25)

(NEWTON) in Boys Junior High Basketball last night –Jasper County split two games at home with Dieterich8TH GRADEthe Junior Eagles won the varsity game, 43-26Jacob Guzman had 14 points and […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has expanded its campaign to regulate auto insurance rates. Officials say after a successful virtual town hall series, where the office heard from […]

MARGARET R. KING

(OLNEY) Private funeral services will be held for Margaret R. King, age 69, of Olney, Illinois, with interment to be held at a later date at the St. Joseph Cemetery […]

REGIONAL WEEKLY HARVEST UPDATE

(NEWTON/OLNEY) With the Illinois Crop Progress Report again not available this week due to the government shutdown, downstate area farmers in the ten-county region report that the 2025 fall harvest […]

MONDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR MEETING

(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : on an unanimous vote, amended the Title […]

CATHERINE MARIE “CATHY” (CARLEN) FELTNER

(GREENUP) The funeral service for Catherine Marie “Cathy” (Carlen) Feltner, age 55, of Greenup, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, November 12, 2025, at 10:00, at the Barkley Funeral Home […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be a dry and windy day on tap for this Veterans Day 2025 with a mostly cloudy sky. Although a gradual warming trend begins today, the south/southwesterly […]