Olney News

In September my granddaughter, Savanah, was born seven weeks early by emergency caserian section at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Ill.

Residents in a Surrey town have expressed their amazement at the global response to the death of an albino squirrel in a road accident.

Folks in southern Illinois honored veterans Wednesday. People in Olney, Ill. held a special Veterans Day parade to show their support for area service men and women.

Visitors to South Croydon Recreation Park in Croydon have been lucky to get a glimpse of this rare albino squirrel [Pic in URL] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/6348435/Animal-pictures-of-the-week-16-October-2009.html?image=16 Read more at telegraph.co.uk ... TOPICS: Arts/Photography ; Chit/Chat ; Outdoors ; Pets/Animals ...

Mike Bragg says he's heard black squirrels from Old Country About: Black squirrels To ColumbiaMagazine.com: I was told by locals the black squirrels were brought over from The Old Country: Germany, they thought.

17 and 24. Volunteers will canvass various routes across the Richland County community and document sightings of white squirrels, gray squirrels, fox squirrels and cats.

St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro is taking corrective actions after a female patient took her own life.The woman had been diagnosed as suicidal and was under observation by hospital staff.

Debbie Smith was born on July 22, 1975, in Olney, IL. Her mother is Kathy Ditch who lives in Oblong.

Four people were injured in a crash in Richland County Monday afternoon. State police say 16-year-old Julianna Emmons of Olney disobeyed a stop sign and her unit sideswiped a vehicle driven by 61-year-old Linda Chamberlin of Watson.A The crash occurred along US 50, two miles west of Olney.

Four people were injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Jasper County. State police say the crash occurred at 10:40am on a rural road two miles north of Wakefield when a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Dustin Hostetler of Louisville pulled into the path of a unit driven by 61-year-old Donald Klingler of Newton.A Hostetler was ejected from his ...

"Silver bullets" are landing all over town and so far not a single shot has been fired.

Nicolas Hinterscher was born on June 20, 1979, in Olney, Illinois. His parents are Ron Hinterscher and Jackie Graham, who both live in Oblong.

Nicolas Hinterscher was born on June 20, 1979, in Olney, Illinois. His parents are Ron Hinterscher and Jackie Graham, who both live in Oblong.

Clark faces up to 40 years in prison and a maximum fine of $500,000 when he is sentenced on Jan.

On a recent road trip, I was lucky enough to happen upon a beautiful little town in Southeastern Illinois by the name of Olney.

A Wabash Valley man has been honored by the French government. Earlier this month, World War II veteran Earl Scherer, of Olney, Ill., received the French Legion of Honor medal.

An Olney man was killed in an early morning accident, yesterday morning at 12:53am. The accident occurred just west of the Richland-Clay County line, on Ingraham Lane, about 1-mile east of Wendelin, when a late model mini-van, driven by 39-year-old John Volk, of Olney, left the roadway, overturned, and came to rest in a cornfield on the south side ...

The Richland County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the Illinois State Police Meth Response Team arrested three people, over the weekend, on charges of methamphetamine production in the Vernor Lake area, north of Olney.

An accident at the Hog Rock River Rally near Cave In Rock, Illinois claimed the life of two people, and injured at least four others.

According to published reports, the Illinois State Legislature has approved a Capital Bill that includes money for the proposed Route 50 expansion from 2 lanes to 4 between Lawrenceville and Salem .