THURSDAY RESULTS (4/2/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Baseball yesterday – Newton beat Olney at Olney Central College on Dennis Conley Field, 7-4 although the host Tigers outhit the visiting Eagles, 8 to 6 […]
EARLY PLANTING IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Farmers have been taking advantage of the unusually dry ground conditions over the past week to some earlier-than-normal planting, mostly in southern Illinois. While the soil temperatures are abnormally […]
PAUL EDWARD “P.J.” HARMON, JR.
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The memorial service for Paul Edward “P.J.” Harmon, Jr., age 65, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, April 18, at 11:00, at the Olney VFW Post. […]
ADELINE CATHERINE (WESTENDORF) MILLER
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Adeline Catherine (Westendorf) Miller, age 104, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, April 9, 2026, at 10:30, at the St. Thomas Catholic […]
OWEN WALKER BAILEY
(CISNE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Owen Walker Bailey, age 15, of Cisne, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, April 4, 2026, at 12:00, at the Orchardville Church, with burial […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the frontal boundary that’s been hanging over central Illinois for the past few days finally drops south of a line along Interstate 70 this morning, it will then […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (4/1/26)
(OLNEY) in High School Baseball yesterday – Olney beat Cisne, 22-0 no other details were provided the (4-5) Tigers are scheduled to host Newton today at OCC ——————————————————————————————— (OLNEY/NEWTON) also […]
REMINDERS AND LIST OF UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
(NOBLE/NEWTON/OLNEY) With the holiday weekend approaching, a reminder that most all city and village halls will be closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday. While the Noble Village Hall will […]
CONGRATS TO TWO RICHLAND COUNTY YOUTH
(SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI) Congratulations to a pair of Richland County youngsters who have been named as new junior members of the American Angus Association, according to Mark McCully, CEO of […]
LATEST NATIONAL NEWS DEALING WITH HPAI
(SPRINGFIELD) Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) rose sharply in January and February earlier this year, with 15.5 million birds affected nationwide. While this is substantial, it is 56% […]