ELEANOR R. STEBER
(CLAREMONT) The funeral service for Eleanor R. Steber, age 83, of Claremont, Illinois, will be held Friday morning, September 12, 2025, at 10:00, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in […]
DARRELL GLEN WILSON
(CLAY CITY) There will be no services for Darrell Glen Wilson, age 84, of Clay City, Illinois, with burial in the Wells Cemetery, southeast of Clay City, east of Zif, […]
MONDAY RESULTS (9/8/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –Olney St. Joe beat Cisne, 4-3winning pitcher : Lucca Trupiano struck out 5 in four & two-thirds innings of worktop hitters : Rylan Ochs […]
OTHER MONDAY RESULTS (9/8/25)
(NEWTON/OLNEY) in Junior Varsity Football last night –Olney beat Salem, 50-0Newton beat Marshall, 18-12 (OLNEY/NEWTON) in Boys High School Soccer yesterday –here’s some other downstate area resultsRobinson beat St. Anthony, […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Education officials say Illinois is not tops in the nation on per-student spending in higher education, despite enrollment plummeting as Illinois’ high school graduates select colleges in other states. […]
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(NEWTON/OLNEY) on today’s (9/5/25) High School Sports Calendar :BOYS GOLF : Newton & other teams at the Olney Invitational (Richland Golf Club)FOOTBALL : Olney at Salem : Newton at Trenton-Wesclin […]
USDA RECRUITING NEW VETERINARIANS

(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA has announced new actions to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the nation and to recruit new veterinarians to join the USDA in its […]
EDWIN “ED” SANDERS
(NEWTON) The funeral service for Edwin “Ed” Sanders, age 76, of Newton, Illinois, will be held Sunday afternoon, September 7, 2025, at 2:00, at the Frank & Bright Funeral Home […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/4/25)
(OLNEY) in Junior High Baseball yesterday –the Middle School Cubs beat Red Hill, 12-0Olney outhit the host Junior Salukis, 12 to 2winning pitcher : Kolton McLaren struck out 10 with […]
THURSDAY RESULTS (9/4/25)
(OLNEY) in Girls High School Tennis yesterday –Newton edged out Olney, 5-4the Lady Eagles won three of the six singles matchesJailyn Hall at #1, Olivia Sornberger at #2, and Scarlett […]