ON TODAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS CALENDAR

(OLNEY/NEWTON) On the High School Sports Calendar for today (5/15/24) : VARSITY SOFTBALL : two semi-final games this evening at Newton VARSITY SOFTBALL : Charleston at Olney VARSITY BASEBALL : […]
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD SECTIONALS TODAY

(OLNEY/NEWTON) In Boys High School Track & Field – The Class 2A and 1A Sectionals are today throughout the state CLASS 2A CLASS 1A The top athletes advance to their […]
JUCO SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FROM THE WEEKEND
(BELLEVILLE) In Junior College Softball from last weekend – The 2024 Region 24 Final Four Tournament ended on Sunday, with all games at Southwestern Illinois College, here’s Saturday’s results. The […]
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS CONTINUE TODAY
(NEWTON/OLNEY) In High School Varsity Softball yesterday – There was limited Class 1A and 2A Regional action due to the rainy conditions CLASS 2A CLASS 1A The Class 1A and […]
MAXINE E. SPITLER FOUNDATION NOW ACCEPTING 2024 APPLICATIONS

(NEWTON) Grant applications for the Maxine E. Spitler Foundation are now being accepted through May 31st, 2024. The Foundation benefits youth and youth organizations, and is also for the protection […]
CLAY COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON CLASS X FELONY

(FLORA) A Clay County man has officially been arrested by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8. Following the investigation into occurrences during the month of May […]
LAST WEEK’S RICHLAND COUNTY RAINFALL REPORT (05/15/2024)

(OLNEY) In this week’s Richland County Farm Bureau rainfall report for the past week. With the reporting period ending at 8:00 this past Monday morning, the county’s highest total was […]
NOBLE BOARD MEETING RECAP (05/15/2024)

(NOBLE) The Noble Village Board met in regular session this past Monday night. The Board : approved the payment of bills as presented : accepted the $4,375 quote from Miller […]
NASS TO CONDUCT JUNE AG AND AREA SURVEYS
(SPRINGFIELD) Over the next several weeks, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Ag Survey and the June Area Survey. In fact, the […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (05/15/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is reporting last month it returned nearly $21 million to statewide residents as part of the I-CASH program. The total for April included over […]