REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) A broad ridge of high pressure located over the Canadian Prairie will dominate our downstate area weather this weekend, with seasonably cold, but dry conditions today through Sunday with […]
RICHARD I. “RICKY” WOODARD
(WILLOW HILL, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Richard I. “Ricky” Woodard, age 60, of Willow Hill, Illinois, will be held Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2026, at 12:00, at the Crain […]
NEW JOHN DEERE EXPANSIONS ANNOUNCED
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois-based John Deere has announced that it will open two new facilities this year, one in North Carolina and the other in neighboring Indiana. The company says future generation […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois EPA has announced an extension to the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program application cycle from the end of this month to May 31st, 2026. After this coming Saturday, […]
NEW JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION CHANCES
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will launch a new generation of transfer-focused programs beginning Fall 2026, following formal approval by the IECC Board of Trustees. The newly approved Transfer […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/28/26)
(ROBINSON) in Boys High School Basketball last night – the LIC Conference Tournament continued at Robinson High School CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SEMI-FINALS top-seeded Lawrenceville beat 5th-seeded Marshall, 65-37 2nd-seeded Casey-Westfield beat […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/27/26)
(ALTAMONT) in Boys High School Basketball last night – at the National Trail Conference Tournament PLAY-IN GAMES Neoga beat Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 57-48 South Central beat St. Elmo/Brownstown, 45-42 QUARTER-FINAL GAME […]
GARY RICHARD COWAN
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Richard Cowan, age 84, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, February 3, 2026, at 11:00, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in […]
GEORGE EDWARD DICKINSON
(FLORA, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for George Edward Dickinson, age 85, of Flora, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, at 10:00, at the Frank & Bright Funeral […]
A SNOW FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
(OLNEY) Here at the official National Weather Service Weather Station for Richland County, yesterday’s low temperature for January 26th, 2026, tied the record low for that date. Six below zero […]