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 […]
SATURDAY LIC TOURNAMENT RESULTS (1/17/26)
(MARSHALL) in Girls High School Basketball from Saturday – here’s the first round results from the LIC Conference Tournament at Marshall Olney beat Lawrenceville, 57-32 Robinson slipped by Newton, 44-41 […]
WEEKEND RESULTS (1/16-17/26)
(OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball from Friday night – Olney split two games on the road at Mt. Carmel VARSITY the host Aces won the varsity game, 65-53 Brody […]
SATURDAY RESULTS (1/17/26)
(OLNEY) in Men’s Junior College Basketball from Saturday – the OCC Blue Knights lost at Wabash Valley College, 59-66 Braden Walters had 16 points and Kasym Nash added 13 points […]
GRANT MONEY COMING TO RICHLAND COUNTY
(OLNEY) Richland County is set to receive a significant amount of grant money for local drug court cases. The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has awarded $45,000 to courts […]