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 […]
DANNETTE M. CRAIG
(OLNEY, ILLINOIS) The memorial service for Dannette M. Craig, age 59, of Olney, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, February 6, 2026, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
DONALD E. “DONNIE” KRAUS
(OBLONG, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Donald E. “Donnie” Kraus, age 78, of rural Oblong, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, at 10:30, at St. Mary’s Catholic […]
JOYCE ANN STOCKWELL
(WHEELER, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Joyce Ann Stockwell, age 85, of Wheeler, Illinois, will be held Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, at 10:00, at the Latona Church of Christ, […]
DANA M. BELL
(DUNDAS, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Dana M. Bell, age 53, of Dundas, Illinois, will be held Thursday morning, January 29, 2026, at 10:00, at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in […]
REGULAR MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
(OLNEY) The Olney City Council met last night in regular session. The Council : approved the payment of all bills as presented : heard an update on the property at […]
LAST WEEKEND’S RESULTS (1/23-24/26)
(MARSHALL) in Girls High School Basketball from last week – at the LIC Conference Tournament at Marshall High School Mt. Carmel outlasted Paris to the championship game, 55-47 Robinson edged […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The bitter cold weather continues through at least the upcoming weekend, with low temperatures near or in the single digits, plus wind chill values at or below zero each […]