Category Archives: Local News
CITY OF FAIRFIELD SET FOR CHRISTMAS PARADE ON SATURDAY
The City of Fairfield and the Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Christmas Parade on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. This year's theme is "A Tropical Christmas," promising festive fun with a warm-weathe...
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FORMER PUBLISHERS OF "THE DISCLOSURE" INVOLVED IN NEARLY $1 MILLION JURY VERDICT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY FAMILY-CUSTODY CONSPIRACY CASE
Jack and Angela Howser, former publishers of the well-known area newspaper "The Disclosure," have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million after a federal jury found they conspired with law enforcement t...
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SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT GEFF RURITAN CLUB BUILDING DECEMBER 13TH
Santa Claus is coming to the Geff Ruritan Club Building on Saturday, December 13th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to visit with Santa and share their Christmas g...
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"REINDEER GAMES" PLAY TO BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO FLORA'S NOSTALGIA THEATER
The holiday spirit is headed for downtown Flora as the play "Reindeer Games" takes the stage at Nostalgia Theater, formerly known as the Town Theater. Performances are scheduled for Friday, December 5...
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ELLA LANGLEY TO PERFORM AT ILLINOIS STATE FAIR GRANDSTAND AUG. 21st, 2026
Country music star Ella Langley is headed to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Friday, August 21st, 2026. Langley, one of the genre's fastest-rising artists, brings an impressive track record to S...
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PRAIRIE FARMS RECALLS HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF MILK OVER CONTAMINATION CONCERNS
Prairie Farms Dairy has issued a recall for select Gallon Fat Free Milk produced at its Dubuque, Iowa, facility due to potential contamination with food-grade cleaning agents, according to an announce...
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GOVERNOR PRITZKER ORDERS FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF FOR PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
Governor J.B. Pritzker has ordered all U.S. and Illinois flags to be flown at half-staff on December 7th in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The directive, issued through the Illinois D...
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FAIRFIELD CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER RETURNS FOR 36TH YEAR AT CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A long-standing Fairfield holiday tradition continues as the 36th Annual Christmas Day Dinner will once again be held on Thursday, December 25th at the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church, locate...
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM DRIVE-THROUGH EXPERIENCE COMING TO MT. ERIE AREA
The communities of Mt. Erie, Enterprise, and Cisne are coming together to present a "Journey to Bethlehem" drive-through experience at the Elm River "The Brown" Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Sunda...
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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DETENTION OF WAYNE CITY MAN IN FATAL MT. VERNON SHOOTING CASE
The Fifth District Court of Appeals has denied 29-year-old Dequan J. Hopkins' request for release from jail as he awaits trial in connection with a deadly shooting in Mt. Vernon last July. Hopkins, of...
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