Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock, IL for First Degree Murder following an extensive investigation into a 12-yea...

  Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois Literacy Foundation and the Chicago Cubs have launched Illinois Reads Together, a statewide summer reading challe...

The New Hope PTO is inviting students and families to celebrate the start of a new school year during its annual Back-to-School Splash on Friday, August 7th. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at...

    The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, August 4th at the Cisne Community Center. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m., followed by t...

    Frontier Community College will offer a special presentation on building resilience during its annual Senior Citizens Day on Friday, September 25th. The session, titled "Resiliency Throu...

  The Skillet Fork Ruritan Club is inviting the public to a fish fry on Friday, July 31st at Mill Shoals Christian Church. The meal will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. and will feature fried fish, fr...

  Groff Memorial Public Library in Grayville will welcome wildlife enthusiast Jeremy Schumacher for a special educational program, "Slime, Scale & Slither," on Thursday, July 30th at 2pm. Sch...

A status hearing was held Thursday morning in Richland County for 25-year-old Dylan M. Jones of Olney, who is charged in the deaths of 52-year-old John D. Jones Jr. and 73-year-old Deborah J. Jones. J...

The Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court has rejected the latest appeal filed by 71-year-old Cecil Sutherland, who continues to challenge his conviction in the 1987 rape and murder of Amy Schulz. S...

  Fairfield residents will have two opportunities to enjoy free admission to the Fairfield Public Swimming Pool on Saturday thanks to the generosity of local sponsors. The first free swim will be...