Olney News

New travel guide available Ed Brumley, executive director of the Southeastern Illinois Convention and Visitor Bureau, displays the bureau's recently-released 2009 Travel Guide outside the front door of his ...

Rodney and Alberta Freemon will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on January 10.

EATON, Ohio -- Gladys M. Preston, age 72 of Eaton, Ohio, passed away suddenly Sunday, Dec.

Arrangements for Edith Richardson, 65, of Olney, Ill., are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral and Cremation Services.

Bryce Labhart received an opportunity to play NCAA Division I baseball and he seized it.

A shifting load caused a semi-truck to tip over Thursday afternoon in Caledonia, injuring the driver and closing Highway 38 east of Highway H for a couple of hours.

Name of Product: Durin Race 80/100 Bicycle Suspension Forks Units: About 320 Importer: Magura USA, of Olney, Ill.

Magura USA today announced that long term product testing has revealed a structural flaw in the lower leg assembly of the Durin Race 80 and 100mm suspension forks.

The first Dupo Chili Cook Off, Wine Tasting and Fine Arts and Crafts Fair benefiting the Dupo parks attracted individuals from the St.

Lush green pumpkin plants blanket the countryside near Keenes, Ill. , where workers walk through fields snipping bright orange jewels from the vines.

Bailout, schmailout. Let's talk about something really important: celebrity squirrels.

They might make you rub your eyes in disbelief or think it's time for new glasses, but if you catch sight of white squirrels in the Parkland, you are not seeing things.

" Tony Stewart Racing's Tracy Hines and Levi Jones are set to tackle the historic half-mile of the Terre Haute Action Track this weekend as the USAC National Midget Car Series takes center stage in the series' ...

The annual TrustBank Halloween parade will be held October 31 in downtown Olney.

Olney City Clerk Belinda Henton has announced that the necessary nomination papers for the offices of Mayor and councilmen for the 2009 Municipal Election are now available in the Office of the City Clerk.

J Wilderman Autoplex will be closing its doors Friday. Manager James Jones said low sales and the flagging economy have made it hard for the dealership to continue.

Approximately 40 bales of straw were ignited at Olney City Park Thursday night. According to the Olney Fire Department report, personnel responded to a report at 10:04 p.m. of straw bales on fire on the north side of the Community Building.

According to Illinois State Police in Effingham, heavy rain was to blame for an accident Saturday afternoon, at 4:20pm in Richland County.

A civil trial involving a Richland County resident and an insurance company began Wednesday at the Richland County Courthouse.

A jury took about an hour to find in favor of an insurance company and against the plaintiff, Richard Heck, at the conclusion of a civil trial Thursday afternoon at the Richland County Courthouse.