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Dwight Lee Jourdan, age 65 April 30, 1958 – May 12, 2023 Dwight Lee Jourdan, age 65, of Olney, Illinois, formerly of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 11:27 PM – Friday May 12, 2023, at Helia Healthcare in Olney, Illinois Funeral Services for Dwight will be held at 3:00 PM
Grace Kuhl, daughter of Jason and Marie Kuhl, will be attending Olney Central College on a music scholarship where she will perform in 3 different groups. Rock band, community band, and concert band. “For rock band I will most likely be singing, but there is also the possibility of me
8th graders at JCJH were recognized at a breakfast on Thursday morning. The students were recognized for highest honors, high honors, and honor roll. There were students nominated and recognized by the teacher for the following areas: attitude, department excellence, leadership, and citizenship.
Advancing to State: Brooke Schafer in Shot Put Karasyn and Camryn Martin in Pole Vault (Karasyn broke school record) Gracie Smithenry in High Jump All 4 Relays ran a Season Best and qualified for state (Runners last night) 4×100 relay (Makayla McVicar, Elley Bennett, Laney Hemrich, Morgan Schafer) 4×200 relay
St. Thomas held their 8th-grade graduation on Sunday, May 14 in the St. Thomas Church.
The Newton Boys tennis team placed second in the LIC tournament with a score of 7. Olney placed first with 9, Robinson and Paris tied for third with 5, Casey-Westfield had 2 and Mt. Carmel 0. Ben and Isaac Street won the doubles championship for the Little Illini. Singles:No. 1