NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that bans schools from issuing fines or citations to students for breaking school rules and/or committing municipal code violations while on school […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –Olney St. Joe beat Palestine-Hutsonville, 11-3winning pitcher : Gus Kocher struck out 7 in three & two-thirds innings of worktop hitters : Lucca Trupiano […]
BOYS & GIRLS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Golf yesterday –Olney won a two team match at home, beating St. Anthony by 6 strokes, 162 to 168the victorious Tigers had four of the […]
ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST AG SHOWS NEXT WEEK
(DECATUR) The 2025 Farm Progress Show is next Tuesday through Thursday, from 8:00 to 4:00, each day, in Macon County, up near Decatur. The annaul Ag Show will feature new […]
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING FOR AUGUST
(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees had its regular monthly meeting for August this past Tuesday night in Mt. Carmel. The Board : approved the payment of […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an expansive high pressure sitting over the Upper Midwest today, our downstate weather will include a dry sky and some sunshine with clouds mixed in at times. This […]
LOCAL ACTIVITIES LATER THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) While the 2025 Olney Arts Council’s Fall Festival is not until Saturday, September 27th, five weeks from this coming Saturday, those interested in having a booth set up at […]
JOHN W. “JOHNNY” MORGAN
(OLNEY) The funeral service for John W. “Johnny” Morgan, age 81, of Olney, will be held Tuesday morning, August 26, 2025, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, with the […]
MILDRED MAE JOHNSON
(MASON) The funeral service for Mildred Mae Johnson, age 93, of Mason, will be held Monday afternoon, August 25, 2025, at 12:00, at the St. John Lutheran Church, south of […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Two former U.S. Cabinet members have launched a new effort to stop Illinois politicians from drawing their own legislative districts. Co-chairs of the Fair Maps Illinois coalition, Bill Daley […]