RUTH THERESA (KOEBELE) JANSEN

(NEWTON, ILLINOIS) The funeral service for Ruth Theresa (Koebele) Jansen, age 90, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026, at 11:00, at the St. Joseph Catholic […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (3/20-21/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Softball from Friday – Newton beat Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 11-0 The Lady Eagles outhit the visiting Lady Bobcats, 11 to 3 Emma Inyart was the winning pitcher, […]

WEEKEND RESULTS (3/20-21/26)

(NEWTON) in High School Baseball over the weekend –   Newton won two games to wrap up last week   the Eagles won their home opener Friday over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 11-0  Newton outhit the visiting […]

EAGLES WIN SEASON OPENER

(NEWTON) in Boys High School Tennis from last week – Newton won its season opening match over Robinson, 6-3 the Eagles won four of the six singles matches Brett Bower […]

OLNEY WINS THE ARMER INVITATIONAL

(CHAMPAIGN-URBANA) in Boys High School Track & Field on Saturday – the Olney Tigers won the 50-team Gene Armer Invitational in Champaign-Urbana Olney was crowned the invite champs by beating […]

CHANCES TO GIVE BLOOD THIS WEEK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a Blood Emergency is place throughout the Midwest, the American Red Cross is asking area blood donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity […]

ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

(NEWTON/OLNEY) In meetings coming up this week : The meetings are open to the public, with the exception of any executive sessions.

JASPER COUNTY ELECTRONIC RECYCLING EVENT

(NEWTON) The next Electronic Recycling Event for Jasper County residents is this Saturday from 7:00 in the morning until 1:30 in the afternoon, or until the trailer is filled, all […]

OCC BASEBALL/SOFTGALL UPDATES

(OLNEY) in Junior College Baseball –   the (9-12) Blue Knights are scheduled to host Lewis & Clark today  with games at Dennis Conley Field scheduled for 12:00 and 2:30  OCC […]

LATEST T.O.T.A.L. SURVEY RELEASED BY USDA

(SPRINGFIELD) More than 2 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2024, that’s according to the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey released last […]