UPCOMING FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN OLNEY
(OLNEY) With the Richland County schools to resume classes and activities next week, it’s been announced that Richland County High School will host its Freshmen Orientation for all 8th graders […]
SIGN UP NOW FOR UPCOMING CONFERENCE
(SPRINGFIELD) Registration is now open for the Fourth Annual From Food to Flowers : Everything Local Conference, scheduled for January 28th thru 30th, at the Bank of Springfield Center. The […]
BILLY HICKS
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Billy Hicks, age 95, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, at 10:00, at the Christian Church of Olney, with […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect yesterday in Illinois is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. While the law prohibits the sale and distribution […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The federal government has awarded Illinois $193.4 million per year for five years to expand healthcare access in rural areas. The Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services outlined […]
NORMAN EUGENE LAMBIRD
(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) A celebration of life for Norman Eugene Lambird, age 81, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held at a later date to be announced. Norman’s body has been donated […]
LENORA MAE SHAMHART
(NEWTON / CHICAGO / HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Lenora Mae Shamhart, age 87, of Newton, Illinois, formerly of Chicago and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, will be held Wednesday […]
JEFFREY QUINN “JEFF” HUNLEY
(PARKERSBURG, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Jeffrey Quinn “Jeff” Hunley, age 57, of Parkersburg, Illinois, will be held Friday afternoon, January 2, 2026, at 12:00, at the Ingram Meridith Funeral […]
JOHN DALE “D.J.” BUTLER
(EFFINGHAM / CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for John Dale “D.J.” Butler, age 90, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Clay County, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, January 4, […]