REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a surface low pressure system moves into Iowa today, we’ll stay dry with some sunshine on tap for our downstate area on this Tuesday. And after another dry […]
WEAA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
(GRAYVILLE) in Boys Junior High Basketball this week – it’s the WEAA Boys Basketball Tournament starting tonight, the four first round games are at the higher seeded team site (9) […]
SUNDAY RESULTS (1/4/26)
(MATTOON) in Boys Junior High Wrestling from Sunday – Olney finished first as a team at the Mattoon Tournament the Cubs had eight individual champions BANTAM DIVISION : Camden Scherer […]
OLNEY FRESH/SOPH TOURNAMENT (1/3/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys Fresh/Soph Basketball from Saturday – there were eight teams competing at the Olney Tournament here’s the first round results Olney beat Mt. Carmel, 42-32 Robinson beat Flora, […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (1/2-3/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball from Friday night – Olney dropped to games on the road at Flora Olney lost the varsity game to the host Wolves in overtime, […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) An Illinois Policy Institute analysis has found that state lawmakers’ decision to reduce local governments’ share of net income tax collections from 10% to less than 7% has cost […]
CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” THIS WEEK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand […]
CLEAN & COZY NEW YEAR SWAN DRIVE
(OLNEY) The Richland County 4-H clubs and members are continuing to gather donations of personal care items and winter clothing for their Clean and Cozy New Year SWAN Drive, with […]
JOHN LEROY LEFFLER
(WILLOW HILL, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for John Leroy Leffler, age 87, of Willow Hill, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, January 8, 2026, at 11:00, at the Pulliam Funeral […]
RONALD LEE “R.O.” OCHS
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Ronald Lee “R.O.” Ochs, age 74, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, at 11:30, at the St. Thomas Catholic […]