LOCAL WRESTLER HEADING TO STATE TOURNAMENT
Boys High School Wrestling – IHSA State Tournament The IHSA Wrestling State Tournament kicks off today in Champaign, and we wish the best of luck to Olney Tiger grappler Carson […]
OCC MENS/WOMENS JUCO BASKETBALL SCORES – FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Men’s Junior College Basketball – OCC Blue Knights vs. Wabash Valley College The Blue Knights (2-22, 0-14) are back at home this Saturday afternoon for a 3:00 p.m. game in […]
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES – FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Boys High School Basketball – Olney vs. Marshall Varsity Junior Varsity The Tigers will finish their regular season schedule tomorrow night with a Friday night matchup at Teutopolis High School […]
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 18, 2025 MEETING RECAP
The Newton City Council held its regular bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Here are some of the key highlights from the session: The next regular meeting of the Newton City […]
IECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES FEBRUARY 2025 MEETING RECAP
The IECC Board of Trustees held its regular February meeting on Tuesday night at Lincoln Trail College, focusing largely on personnel matters. Key decisions included: The next regular IECC Board […]
FEBRUARY 20, 2025 IS NATIONAL GIVE FFA DAY
(BLOOMINGTON) Today is National Give FFA Day during this National FFA Week. The National FFA Organization aims to raise $1.5 million in a 24 hour period to be shared with […]
ILLNIOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (02/20/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) In his State Budget Address yesterday in Springfield, Governor J.B. Pritzker has proposed an increase in spending by about $2 billion without any new income or service taxes in […]
THURSDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (02/20/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a dusting of snow last night in our downstate area, our sky is back to total sunshine today as an aggressive warming trend starts to take shape for […]
HAROLD GENE “SAM” BRITTON
(NEWTON) The funeral service for World War II and U.S. Army Veteran Harold Gene “Sam” Britton, age 97 of Newton, will be held Saturday morning February 22, 2025 at 10:30 […]
TANA L. YINGST
(ROBINSON) The funeral service for Tana L. Yingst, age 64 of Robinson, will be held Thursday afternoon February 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney […]