CONGRATS TO THE TOP AREA COOKIE SELLERS

(GLEN CARBON) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) would like to congratulate the local Top Cookie Sellers from the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2026 as Girl Scouts […]
SUMMER CAMPS & COURSES AVAILABLE AT OCC

(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is excited to announce the release of its 2026 Summer Camps and the 2026-2027 Community Education Catalog, all to offer engaging learning opportunities […]
WEDNESDAY RESULTS / THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(OLNEY) in High School Sports yesterday – all of the RCHS activities were cancelled due to last minute rain showers the list included girls soccer, softball, and baseball involving today’s […]
RESULTS FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK (4/13-14/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Track & Field from this past Monday – Olney finished in second place at the Hamilton County Track Invitational with 98 points the Lady Tigers […]
BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK

(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department will be switching the disinfectant in the city’s water distribution system from free chlorine back to the normal chloramine this coming Monday, April […]
DAVID PATRICK ROBERT
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for David Patrick Robert, age 71, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Monday evening, April 20, 2026, at 6:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in […]
WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In this week’s Illinois Crop Conditions & Progress Report from the USDA, both corn and soybean planting are running ahead of average for early April, with most activity happening […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service are both reminding taxpayers that tomorrow is the deadline to get those taxes postmarked by mail or to get […]
OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

(OLNEY) Here’s an activity for this week at the Olney Public Library : TUESDAY (4/21/26) : it’s the next Lawyer in the Library visit from 4:00 to 6:00 at the […]
MONDAY RESULTS (4/13/26)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in High School Softball yesterday – Newton picked up a one-run victory at home over Olney, 10-9 although the Lady Tigers outhit the Lady Eagles, 14 to 8 Karly […]