ROGER C. PINKSTAFF
(FLAT ROCK, ILLINOIS) The memorial service for Roger C. Pinkstaff, age 72, of Flat Rock, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, December 12, 2025, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (12/6/25) / TONIGHT
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Basketball from Saturday – Olney lost to a tough Teutopolis squad in Ron Herrin Gym at RCHS the visiting Lady Wooden Shoes won the varsity […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (12/5-6/25)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball from Friday night – Olney won its home opener in Ron Herrin Gym, beating Robinson, 67-50 Casey Thomann and Reid Brown led Olney, each […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (12/6-7/25)
(OLNEY) in Men’s Junior College Basketball from Saturday – the OCC Blue Knights lost a tough home game to Moberly Area College, 56-78 Jordan Babcock led OCC with 14 points while […]
UPCOMING CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity to help replenish low area blood supplies on hand […]
ILLINOIS FAMILY FARMS
(CHAMPAIGN) The USDA has released data showing that 93.2% of all Illinois farms are family owned, ranking Illinois 39th in the U.S. for family-owned farm share. Researchers from the Farm […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s joblessness rate in August was 4.7%, down slightly from July, but still higher than the national rate of 4.5%. While […]
MAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL U.S. COURT
(MARION) An area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after he admitted to several crimes. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reports 57 year old Edward J. Bates, […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) This second week of December will be another weather roller coaster for our downstate area. With plenty of sunshine on tap this afternoon and cool conditions tonight, a southerly […]
GARY TARPLEY
(CALHOUN, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Tarpley, age 84, of Calhoun, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, at 11:00, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, […]