REGIONAL WATER CUSTOMERS EFFECTED
Please be advised that due to a leak on the upstream 16” main that serves Clay County Water, a boil order has been called into effect for the whole water […]
KIMBERLY ANN “KIM” BLACK
(NOBLE/OLNEY) The funeral service for Kimberly Ann “Kim” Black, age 60, of Noble, Illinois, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, September 16, 2025, at 10:00, at the […]
RONALD DEAN RUDE
(NEWTON) The funeral service for U.S. Army Veteran, Ronald Dean Rude, age 73, of Newton, Illinois, will be Monday morning, September 15, 2025, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/10/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Cross Country yesterday –Olney St. Joe competed at the Fairfield Invitational with several teams taking partthe Lady Wildcats won the girls varsity event, beating Salem, 44 […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/10/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Cross Country yesterday –the Middle School runners were on the road at RobinsonOlney was second to Tolono in the girls varsity race, 59 to 21Robinson finished […]
OTHER WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/10/25)
(NEWTON) in High School Baseball yesterday –Teutopolis beat Woodlawn, 10-0 (OLNEY) in Girls High School Tennis yesterday –Paris beat Mattoon, 7-2 (NEWTON) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –here’s some […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/10/25) AND MORE
(OLNEY) in Girs High School Golf yesterday –a total of 12 teams that competed in the Olney Invitational at the Richland Golf Clubthe talented team from Mt. Carmel was a […]
SOME AREA “BURN BAN” ARE IN EFFECT
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Several downstate counties and communities are now under various “Burn Bans” due to the extremely dry ground and weather conditions. The current bans prohibit most all open-air burning, including […]
NEW DOWNSTATE APPOINTMENT
(MT. VERNON) Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the assignment of the Honorable Robert C. “R.C.” Bollinger to the Fifth District Appellate Court. Judge Bollinger […]
CITY OF OLNEY WATER DISINFECTANT CHANGE
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department has announced it will be switching the disinfectant in the City’s water distribution system from combined chlorine to free chlorine this coming Monday, […]