NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois EPA has announced an extension to the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program application cycle from the end of this month to May 31st, 2026. After this coming Saturday, […]
NEW JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION CHANCES
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will launch a new generation of transfer-focused programs beginning Fall 2026, following formal approval by the IECC Board of Trustees. The newly approved Transfer […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/28/26)
(ROBINSON) in Boys High School Basketball last night – the LIC Conference Tournament continued at Robinson High School CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET SEMI-FINALS top-seeded Lawrenceville beat 5th-seeded Marshall, 65-37 2nd-seeded Casey-Westfield beat […]
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/28/26)
(OLNEY) in Junior College Basketball last night – here’s some results involving GRAC/Region teams MEN Vincennes beat Southwestern Illinois, 62-57 Wabash Valley beat Lake Land, 81-64 WOMEN Southwestern Illinois beat […]
TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS (1/27/26)
(ALTAMONT) in Boys High School Basketball last night – at the National Trail Conference Tournament PLAY-IN GAMES Neoga beat Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 57-48 South Central beat St. Elmo/Brownstown, 45-42 QUARTER-FINAL GAME […]
GARY RICHARD COWAN
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Gary Richard Cowan, age 84, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Tuesday morning, February 3, 2026, at 11:00, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in […]
MATILDA CATHERINE HEMRICH
(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Matilda Catherine Hemrich, age 91, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, February 2, 2026, at 11:00, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church […]
GEORGE EDWARD DICKINSON
(FLORA, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for George Edward Dickinson, age 85, of Flora, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, at 10:00, at the Frank & Bright Funeral […]
A SNOW FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
(OLNEY) Here at the official National Weather Service Weather Station for Richland County, yesterday’s low temperature for January 26th, 2026, tied the record low for that date. Six below zero […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced that the state’s unemployment rate was at 4.6% last month in December, up only two-tenths of a percentage point from the […]