UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
1. Annual Used Book Sale – This Weekend 2. Lego Club – This Thursday at 4:00 PM 3. Special Program – “Backyard Birdwatching”
OFFICIAL VOTING RESULTS FOR THE RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

(OLNEY) The voting results are now official. According to the Richland County Clerk’s office, even with the surrounding county’s totals, the results will not change the Richland County School Board […]
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DECLINE
(BLOOMINGTON) Cattle on feed numbers continue to fall below year-ago levels, that’s according to last week’s USDA monthly report for March. As of April 1st, the estimated number of cattle […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/21/2025)
(SPRINGFIELD) A new survey shows that tarriff-related anxiety is surging among small businesses in Illinois and elsewhere. Research from the Alignable Group, in collaboration with Harvard Business School and MIT […]
MONDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/21/2025)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a surface high pressure builds into the Midwest by this afternoon, we have some clouds this morning, but more sunshine by later today, plus a westerly wind will […]
LOREN “SONNY” SHEETS
(OLNEY) The memorial service for Loren “Sonny” Sheets, age 83 of Olney will be held Saturday morning April 26, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Olney Free Methodist Church with […]
DANNY “TEX” MILLER
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Danny “Tex” Miller, age 67 of Newton, will be held Friday morning April 25, 2025 at 10:30 at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton, […]
ELIZABETH L. BETTY KING
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Elizabeth L. Betty King, age 86 of Newton, will be held Thursday morning April 24, 2025 at 11:00 am at the St. Thomas Catholic Church […]
DON I. MAY
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Korean War & U.S. Army Veteran, Don I. May, age 98 of Newton, will be held Wednesday morning April 23, 2025 at 11:00 am at […]
NORMAN WAYNE WALKER
(MUNFORD, TN) A memorial service for Norman Wayne Walker, age 62 of Munford, Tennessee, will be held at a later date, under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home in […]