BOYS JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL WEEKEND RECAP
Class S State Tournament – First Round Results (Saturday): Other first round results: The quarter-final games will be held tonight at Rend Lake College. Class M State Tournament – Quarter-Final […]
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEEKEND RECAP
Olney Lady Tigers: The Olney Lady Tigers dropped two games on the road at Mt. Vernon on Saturday. With a record of 16-12, the Lady Tigers are scheduled to play […]
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEEKEND RECAP
Olney Tigers: The Olney Tigers split two games on the road at Lawrenceville on Friday night. The Tigers will host Newton in LIC action this Friday night. Newton Eagles: The […]
MENS/WOMENS JUCO BASKETBALL WEEKEND RECAP
Men’s Junior College Basketball: The OCC Blue Knights faced another tough road loss on Saturday, falling to Lake Land College, 73-100. The Blue Knights (2-20 overall, 0-12 in conference) will […]
NEWEST COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROAD WEIGHT LIMITS
(OLNEY) The Richland County Highway Department has now imposed a temporary 10 ton weight limit on portions of certain county-maintained highways due to the recent changes in temperature and precipitation […]
LAWMAKERS URGING FOR CHANGE IN THE EPA
(SPRINGFEILD) Five members of Illinois’ congressional delegation signed onto a letter last week, urging the U.S. EPA to put the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) back on track. In the bipartisan […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/10/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) With tariffs put on hold for the time being, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is working the phones with officials from Mexico and Canada. The governor’s office says he spoke […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/10/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a high pressure ridge dominates our downstate area weather today, resulting in cool and dry conditions with a light wind. Then an approaching storm system will bring us […]
WILLIAM DONALD “BILL” MEINHART
(NEWTON) The funeral service for William Donald “Bill” Meinhart, age 74 of Newton, will be held Saturday morning February 22, 2025 at 11:00 am at the New Hope Church in […]
DORIS J. (BADGER) NEASE
(GRAY SUMMIT, MISSOURI) The memorial service for Doris J. (Badger) Nease, age 88 of Gray Summit, Missouri, will be held Saturday February 15, 2025 from11:00 am until 1:00 pm at […]