NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) New postal service changes to postmarking and transportation rules could disrupt mail-in voting in the 2026 election. Ahead of the March 17th primary election, county clerks are telling voters […]
AN EARLY MORNING SHAKE UP IN ILLINOIS
(ST. LOUIS) A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck central Illinois at 1:27 early on this Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the earthquake was located […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) While a pair of clipper systems will move through upstate areas tonight and tomorrow night, our downstate area will stay dry, but gusty winds will affect our weather conditions. […]
CHARLOTTE COLLYARD
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Charlotte Collyard, age 81, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, January 21, 2026, at 11:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, […]
CHANCES TO GIVE THE “GIFT OF LIFE” THIS WEEK
(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. […]
DONALD WAYNE FREY
(MCLEANSBORO / NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donald Wayne Frey, age 65, of McLeansboro, Illinois, formerly of Newton, Illinois, is pending. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Crain Funeral […]
AMBER DAWN HAGEN
(NOBLE, ILLINOIS) The funeral arrangements are incomplete for Amber Dawn Hagen, age 37, of Noble, Illinois. The Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney is assisting the family. For additional information, visit […]
DORIS “JEANIE” (MILLER) ADDY
(ORIENT, OHIO / NOBLE, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Doris “Jeanie” (Miller) Addy, age 84, of Orient, Ohio, formerly of Noble, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, […]
DONALD JOSEPH “DON” OCHS
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donald Joseph “Don” Ochs, age 75, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at 11:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (1/16-17/26)
(OLNEY) in Girls Junior High Basketball Friday night – the Class S Regional ended with the championship game at Jasper School New Hope beat Olney St. Joe, 54-21 New Hope […]