OCC BASEBALL/SOFTGALL UPDATES

(OLNEY) in Junior College Baseball –   the (9-12) Blue Knights are scheduled to host Lewis & Clark today  with games at Dennis Conley Field scheduled for 12:00 and 2:30  OCC […]

LATEST T.O.T.A.L. SURVEY RELEASED BY USDA

(SPRINGFIELD) More than 2 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2024, that’s according to the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey released last […]

LOCAL PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTED RESULTS

(OLNEY) Nearly 23% of the registered voters in Richland County made their choices known by casting votes in the 2026 General Primary Election yesterday, setting the stage for the General […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) With the tax filing deadline of April 15th now less than a month away, officials with the Illinois Department of Revenue are reminding statewide residents that if they are […]

CAROLYN SUE WINNETT

(GREENUP, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Carolyn Sue Winnett, age 91, formerly of Greenup, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, March 21, 2026, at 10:00, at the EverTrue Meramec Bluffs […]

PAUL WILLIAM SCHAFER

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Paul William Schafer, age 89, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2026, at 12:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church […]

CALVIN “NEWT” NOLL

(CLAY CITY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Calvin “Newt” Noll, age 68, of Clay City, Illinois, will be held Wednesday night, March 18, 2026, at 7:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral […]

CHANCES TO GET OUT AND GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (3/13-14/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Softball from Friday – the Newton Lady Eagles lost a tough home game to Cumberland the Lady Pirates outhit host Newton 10 to 7 for the […]

SATURDAY RESULTS (3/14/26)

(OLNEY) in Boys High School Track & Field from Saturday – Olney won the 14-team Mt. Zion Invitational Track Meet TEAM the Tigers slipped by the host second place Braves, […]