DEBRA R. (PIERCE) DOMARUS
(OLNEY) There will be no funeral services for Debra R. (Pierce) Domarus, age 69, of Olney, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney is assisting […]
NEW FARMLAND VALUE REPORT

(BLOOMINGTON) Illinois farmland values softened during the first half of this year and are expected to remain steady or decline modestly through the end of the year. That’s according to […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has announced that it made a record $1.57 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio during fiscal year 2025. An additional $998 […]
VICTORIA DIANE “VICKI” KOCHER
(STE. MARIE) The funeral service for Victoria Diane “Vicki” Kocher, age 77, of Ste. Marie, Illinois, will be held Tuesday afternoon, September 2, 2025, at 12:00, at St. Mary’s Catholic […]
NEW INFORMATION FROM THE FDA

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) A couple of recalls have been announced by the Food and Drug Administration. The Buffalo Rock Bottling Company has voluntarily issued the recall for over 20,000 aluminum cans […]
SYLVIA IRENE ROBINSON
(NEWTON) The graveside funeral service for Sylvia Irene Robinson, age 94, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at 10:15, at the Brockville Cemetery, northeast of […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (8/27/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –Olney St. Joe beat Red Hill, 14-4winning pitcher : Gus Kocher struck out 3 in 4 innings of worktop hitters : Julian Seaman had […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (8/27/25)

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Golf yesterday –Olney won a two team match over Fairfield at the Richland Golf Clubwith only three players, Fairfield’s Eden Duckworth was the Match Medalist […]
NEW WORLD SCREWWORM BEING MONITORED

(SPRINGFIELD) The first human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in a Maryland man who recently returned from a trip to El Salvador. While CDC officials say […]
MARIAN FRANCIS “MARY” (COOK) HUNT
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Marian Francis “Mary” (Cook) Hunt, age 85, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home […]