Category Archives: Local News

A benefit is being organized in September for Ed and Sheila Titzer. The event is being hosted by Steve Ehrhart, Jerry and Dana Bare and family, and Shirley Staton. Ed Titzer, 65, of Mill Shoals, was r...

The Clay County Health Department has confirmed the first West Nile virus (WNV) positive mosquito sample of the season. The sample, collected on Tuesday (August 19th) came from the Louisville area. He...

Geff Grade School Community District #14 is proud to announce that Ms. Sherrie Blackford, K-8 Reading Interventionist, has been awarded the Illinois Reading Council's (IRC) Literacy Support Grant in t...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is accepting applications for seasonal Snowbird positions to assist with snow-and-ice removal and other maintenance duties statewide as part of the annual Sno...

A malfunctioning "spring switch" may have been the cause of last month's Norfolk Southern derailment near Browns that left two crew members injured and spilled hazardous materials, according to a prel...

  Ashley Michelle Bebout, 34, of Crossville, was arrested Monday morning by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department on a Wayne County warrant for violation of conditions of pretrial release. Bebout...

The Fairfield Park Board met last Thursday, with much of the discussion focused on challenges at the Fairfield Golf Course and updates on pool operations. Officials estimate play at the nine-hole cour...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, August 21st at 6 p.m. in the FCHS Study Hall. The agenda includes routine consent items such as approv...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital has announced leadership changes, including the hiring of an interim Chief Nursing Officer and the elimination of its Chief Medical Officer position. Jennifer Hamilton Gilp...

A new nonprofit dedicated to promoting creativity and supporting local artists will host its first public event during the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest. The Wayne County Arts Alliance will present Art Afte...