COMING UP TONIGHT

(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Boys High School Basketball tonight – here’s the Sectional Championship matchups involving downstate area teams CLASS 1A @ Macon : Lawrenceville plays Altamont @ Campbell Hill : Goreville […]

REGION 24 TOURNAMENTS START THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) in Men’s Junior College Basketball – the Region 24 Tournament begins tomorrow and continues through all of next week the 8/9 Play-In Game is tomorrow at 3:00 with OCC […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office wants nearly 2% more in taxpayer funds for the agency’s next budget, while at the same time it says millions of dollars have […]

FARM BILL MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Congresswoman Mary Miller, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, is applauding this week’s advancement of the national Farm Bill out of committee. The third-generation Coles County farmer […]

REGULAR MEETING THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT

(NEWTON) The Newton City Council met for a regular meeting this past Tuesday night. The Council : on a 4 to 1 vote, approved a Grant Writing Agreement with the […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With some widespread dense fog lifting by mid-morning, the warm front that brought us at or around two inches of rain since Tuesday, continues to move northeastward out of Illinois. […]