2025 NATIONAL ATHLETIC HOF INDUCTEES
(TEUTOPOLIS) The National Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced some of the 2025 inductees to be recognized later this year in Teutopolis. While not fully released as of […]
(NEWTON) The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that a patching and resurfacing project on Route 33 from the Effingham County line to West End Avenue in Newton will begin […]
2024 TAXES DUE IN 2025
(NEWTON) A reminder that the first Jasper County real estate tax bill installment is due two weeks from today, on August 15th. As in past years, payments for the 2024 […]
STATEWIDE TEXTING SCAM ALERT
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Sheriff’s Association, along with area Sheriff’s Departments, are warning regional residents to beware of a bogus text message that seems to be from the Illinois Department of […]
AGRICULTURE NEWS
(SPRINGFIELD) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to rescind a 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding that paved the way for the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Fair opens next week, on Thursday, August 7th, with 11 days of concerts, livestock showcases, carnival rides, plenty of great fair food, lots of family-friendly fun. […]
A BUSY UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH SPORTS FUNDRAISERS AND ACTIVITIES
(OLNEY) The Olney VFW Auxiliary Post 4226 will host a Youth Activity Benefit this Saturday evening at the VFW Memorial Post in Olney. The dinner at 5:30 will have pork […]
MOONLIGHT MONDAYS IN AUGUST AT OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE
(OLNEY) Olney Central College is making it easier than ever for students to prepare for the upcoming fall semester with Moonlight Mondays, with special evening hours dedicated to helping students […]
DELINQUENT TAX SALES IN RICHLAND AND JASPER COUNTIES
(NEWTON/OLNEY) As Trustees, Richland and Jasper Counties have completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2021 and mobile homes that were delinquent for 2022, […]
MARILYN BROMM
(OLNEY) The funeral service for Marilyn Bromm, age 90, of Olney, will be Monday morning, August 4, 2025, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with burial in […]