THURSDAY RESULTS (10/2/25)

(OLNEY) in High School Volleyball last night –Olney dropped two of three matches to Mt. Carmelthe Lady Tigers lost the varsity match in two games (14-25, 17-25)Olney was led by […]

THURSDAY RESULTS (10/2/25)

(ROBINSON) in Girls High School Cross Country yesterday –Newton finished in third place among 23 teams at the Robinson InvitationalShelbyville beat out Tolono Unity to win the meetMattoon and Father […]

LUANNE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

(PELLA, IOWA/OLNEY) The funeral arrangements are pending for Luanne Elizabeth Williams, age 94, of Pella, Iowa, and Olney, Illinois, with burial to be held at the Oakwood Cemetery in Pella, […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) While an upper level weather disturbance will bring rain chances to our north/northwest, there is a slight, slight chance of a pop up shower later this afternoon in our […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (10/1/25)

(OLNEY) in Junior High Cross Country yesterday –the Middle School athletes ran at the Robinson Invitational GIRLSout of 15 teams and 167 runners, the Lady Cubs took fifth placeled by […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (10/1/25)

(OLNEY) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –Olney lost a tough match to Salem, 2 to 1the Tiger’s lone goal was scored by Keegan RayOlney won the junior varsity match […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (10/1/25)

(OLNEY) in Girls High School Tennis yesterday –Olney lost a close match to Robinson, 5 to 4the Lady Tigers won three of the six singles matchesEzha Biyok won match #1Piper […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (10/1/25)

(EFFINGHAM) in Boys High School Golf yesterday –there were eight teams competing at the Class 2A Regional at Effinghamthe Olney Tigers tied the host Hearts for second place, each with […]

GRANT FUNDS TO HELP DOWNSTATE GIRL SCOUTS

(EDWARDSVILLE) The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GsofSI) has announced that it is an honored recipient of a generous $95,000 grant from Edwardsville Community Foundation. A grant that will be […]

INVASIVE TICKS FOUND IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS

(CHAMPAIGN) The invasive Asian Longhorned Tick has recently been detected in a new county in Illinois, representing the third county in which the pest has been found following its first […]