MOONLIGHT MONDAYS IN AUGUST AT OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE

(OLNEY) Olney Central College is making it easier than ever for students to prepare for the upcoming fall semester with Moonlight Mondays, with special evening hours dedicated to helping students […]
DELINQUENT TAX SALES IN RICHLAND AND JASPER COUNTIES

(NEWTON/OLNEY) As Trustees, Richland and Jasper Counties have completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2021 and mobile homes that were delinquent for 2022, […]
MARILYN BROMM
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Marilyn Bromm, age 90, of Olney, will be Monday morning, August 4, 2025, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with burial in […]
WILLIAM “BILL” WALDEN
(OLNEY) The funeral service for William “Bill” Walden, age 89, of Olney, will be Saturday morning, August 2, 2025, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with burial […]
PASTER ROGER DALE LONG
(NEWTON) The celebration of life service for Pastor Roger Dale Long, age 69, of Newton, will be Friday evening, August 1, 2025, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton. The […]
KAREN SUE SMITH
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Karen Sue Smith, age 66, of Olney, will be Friday morning, August 1, 2025, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with burial […]
MARILYNN JOYCE COPPER
(NEWTON) The graveside funeral service for Marilynn Joyce Copper, age 85, of Newton, will be Thursday afternoon (7/31/25) at 2:00, at the Walnut Prairie Cemetery east of West Union, rural […]
THURSDAY MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSION (07/31/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a cold front settles southward into the Ohio River Valley by later today, a high pressure ridge will build into the Upper Midwest by tonight. For our downstate […]
INVESTIGATION CONTINUING INTO SINGLE VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH IN MARION COUNTY

(SALEM) The investigation is continuing into a Monday evening single vehicle traffic crash at around 5:45 that occurred along the Route 161 Extension at the Slapout Curve, south of Iuka, […]
THIS WEEK’S USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT (07/30/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, last week’s average temperature around the state was 80.7 degrees, that’s 5.1 degrees above normal. Illinois’ statewide precipitation was 1.54 inches […]