IT’S A BUSY FEW DAYS COMING UP

(OLNEY) The Richland County Homemakers Education Association is having a bus trip two weeks from tomorrow, on Wednesday, October 8th, with two stops included. It includes lunch at Moonshine and […]

NOTICE FOR WORK ALONG NORTH ROUTE 130

(OLNEY) The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Richland County Highway Department is announcing that while the road improvement work along Illinois Route 130 at the Mt. Gilead Lane intersection […]

MONDAY RESULTS (9/22/25)

(SALEM) in Junior High School Cross Country yesterday –the Middle School athletes ran at the St. Mary’s Invitational down at CentraliaVARSITY GIRLSOlney finished in fourth place led by Mylo Britton […]

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board met for its regular monthly meeting last night in Olney. The Board : after a public hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 District […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) It will be another day with warmer-than-normal temperatures, but plenty of cloud cover on this Friday as an upper level low pressure system moves across the Midwest this weekend. […]

BOIL WATER IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

BOIL ORDERVILLAGE OF CLAY CITY SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 -ISSUED AT 1:30 PM AND IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WATER CUSTOMERS ON SPECIFIC STREETS ONLY. READ CAREFULLY!! – THE WHOLE TOWN […]

LOIS JEAN PORTER

(ANDERSON, INDIANA / OLNEY) The funeral service for Lois Jean Porter, age 96, of Anderson, Indiana, formerly of Olney, Illinois, will be held Monday morning, September 22, 2025, at 11:00, […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(CHICAGO) The Cook County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in Illinois this year. Officials say the laboratory testing has confirmed that West […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/17/25)

(SALEM) in Junior High Cross Country yesterday –the Middle School runners competed at the Salem Invitational MeetBOYS VARSITYthe Cubs were fifth with over 15 teams taking part, led byAiden Hundley […]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS (9/17/25)

(NEWTON) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –the upstate IESA Regional Championship games were playedhere’s some results involving downstate area teamsCLASS 1A @ Altamont : Dieterich beat North Clay, 9-5CLASS 1A […]