Category Archives: Local News

North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 recently announced the agenda for their next Board Meeting set for this Thursday, July 16th. The agenda includes a roll call, approval of previous meeti...

The North Wayne School Board would also like to remind area residents of several upcoming important dates. Online registration for the school year will be August 3rd through August 11th, with in-perso...

Edwards County 4-H concluded the annual 4-H General Project Show on Saturday, July 11th. Illinois Extension and Edwards County 4-H would like to thank the judges and volunteers for their support in ma...

The White County Farm Bureau held its 16th Annual Pistol Shoot Event at the Carmi Rifle Club on Saturday. Seventeen shooters participated in this year's event, which raised funds to support the Founda...

Gas prices jump as U.S.-Iran ceasefire "falls apart." According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, the national average price of gasoline has seen its first weekly increase since...

The American Red Cross needs blood donations. According to the Red Cross, as of yesterday morning, they are facing an emergency blood shortage and need donors to give now and take steps to protect pat...

New research shows millions of Americans are borrowing money or draining their savings to afford food. According to the nonpartisan think tank Urban Institute, over 25 percent of working-age adults wh...

The state of Illinois and other agencies are promoting multiple Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to assist residents and businesses impacted by the severe storms last month. The disaster declarations co...

The Fairfield City Council meets tomorrow evening. On the agenda in "Routine Business," they are set to review an ordinance approving the appropriations, recognize new firefighters, acknowledge the Ke...

Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney and SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon are two of eight rural hospitals being highlighted by the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. Acco...