Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Extension is offering a rare opportunity this fall for residents in Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties to become trained as Illinois Master Naturalists. The program prepa...

Love West Salem is inviting area families to its annual "Stack the Packs" Back-to-School Event on Saturday, August 1st. The event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church of West S...

The American Red Cross is announcing a "blood supply crisis." The Red Cross announced an emergency blood shortage on July 13th, and despite thousands of individuals stepping forward to help, they say ...

The Clay County Health Department has confirmed the county's first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) this year. The positive mosquito batch was collected in Louisville on July...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Horizon Healthcare, will offer school and sports physicals at no cost. Horizon Healthcare providers will visit scheduled schools and communities across...

Love West Salem is inviting area families to its annual "Stack the Packs" Back-to-School Event on Saturday. The event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church of West Salem and is ...

The annual Johnsonville Community Days celebration will return Friday, July 31st through Sunday, August 2nd with a full weekend of family-friendly activities, entertainment, and food. The festivities ...

Illinois Extension and Edwards County 4-H have announced the results of the 2026 Edwards County 4-H Horse Show, held Friday, July 24th. Extension officials thanked the show judges and volunteers for t...

Givenhope for Cancer will host its 2nd Annual Benefit Ride on Saturday, August 15th at the Mt. Vernon American Legion Post 141. The event is being held in memory of Mike O'Dea and will feature a day o...

The Clay County Health Department will host the "Miles of Smiles" dental clinic tomorrow (Wednesday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Preventative dental services will be provided for eligible children in all gr...