TUESDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (09/03/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The pleasant early September weather will continue today, although we’ll have some downstate area clouds with our dry sky. Then with a warm up tomorrow into Thursday, our next […]
PEGGY LOU HARRIS
(MT. ERIE) The Funeral service for Peggy Lou Harris, age 81 of Mt. Erie, will be held Thursday afternoon, September 5, 2024, at 12:00pm at the Ingram-Meridith Funeral Home in […]
ROBERT G. “BOB” POTTS
(OLNEY) The Funeral service for World War II and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Robert G. “Bob Potts, age 99 of West Salem, will be held Wednesday afternoon, September 4, 2024 […]
MILDRED L. BERLIN
(OLNEY) The graveside funeral service for Mildred L. Berlin, age 86 of Olney, will be held Monday morning, September 2, 2024, at 11:00am at the Shiloh Cemetery northwest of Berryville. […]
‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) The Olney VFW will have its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. The jackpot is now up to $8,709 if […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/30/2024)
(CHESTER) Staff members at a downstate Illinois correctional facility were taken to a hospital yesterday after experiencing some medical symptoms. ICOC officials say twelve (12) workers at the Menard Correctional […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION
(OLNEY/NEWTON) Another active weather pattern will wrap up the month of August today thru tomorrow morning as a frontal boundary that brought us rain Wednesday morning & stalled out yesterday, […]
2024 OLNEY WHITE SQUIRREL COUNT
(OLNEY) The City of Olney will be hosting it’s 46th Annual “Squirrel Count” coming up on three Saturday mornings in October, with volunteers needed for either all or any of […]
OLNEY VFW MEMBERS SELECTED TO VFW STATE DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS
(OLNEY) Congratulations to some local Olney VFW members who are also representing Richland County on the state level as announced earlier this year : All congratulations to these local Olney […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/29/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) With the last unofficial holiday weekend of summer coming up, the Illinois State Police & the Illinois Department of Transportation are sending out a clear message that driving under […]