LOCAL & AREA SPORTS FROM MONDAY
(ROBINSON) in Boys High School Golf yesterday –the Robinson Invitational in Crawford County was cancelled due to heat (OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –Olney won on the road at […]
COMMUNITY FALL CLASSES AVAILABLE AT OCC
(OLNEY) Olney Central College invites community members to expand their skills and explore their passions this fall through a wide variety of Community Education classes which are set to begin […]
TRAIN DERAILMENT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
(MT. CARMEL) In a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, it appears a faulty spring switch may have caused the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Wabash […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Energy prices and clean energy policy took center stage during a Senate Energy & Public Utilities Committee hearing yesterday in Springfield. While lawmakers sparred over rising summer energy bills […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s (8/18/25) USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature last week was 79.1 degrees, 5.4 degrees above normal. Illinois’ precipitation averaged 0.91 inches last week, just […]
JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board held it regular monthly meeting for August last night (8/18/25) in Newton. The Board : Approved the payment of all bills as presented Discussed […]
KURT TEVAULT
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Kurt Tevault, age 60, of Newton, will be held Saturday morning, August 23, 2025, at 11:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton, with […]
SHARON KAY NEUNLIST
(WEST SALEM) There will be no formal funeral services for Sharon Kay Neunlist, age 80, of West Salem. The Ingram Meridith Funeral Home of Albion is assisting the family. For […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) It’s one more day of high heat and humidity in store for our downstate area with a Heat Advisory in place for all of our listening and coverage area […]