Category Archives: Local News

  Shane Lother, a choir and music teacher at South Central High School, was arrested Friday afternoon at his home in Salem on charges of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Lother, 38, is acc...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Lawrenceville basketball coach, Ron Felling. Felling passed away Tuesday, May 5th in Bloomington, Indiana Visitation is set for this Wednesday, May ...

The Fairfield City Council will meet Tuesday, May 12th at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting agenda includes approval of minutes from the April 14th meeting and executive sess...

The Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 11th at 6 p.m. in the Center Street Board Room in Fairfield. Items on the agenda include a...

Center Street Grade School held its eighth grade commencement ceremony Thursday evening, with 57 students receiving diplomas. Among the honors presented during the ceremony, Callen Robbins was named t...

The American Red Cross recently hosted a successful blood drive at the Community of Christ, resulting in the collection of 56 units of blood to benefit patients in the local area. The Clothesline serv...

A drier stretch of weather is expected for the coming week, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. The only current mention of rain is a small chance of showers and thundersto...

Officials in Mt. Vernon, IL have announced that nearly a million dollars in upgrades to Mt. Vernon Outland Airport have been completed, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held earlier this week to mark th...

The name of a Salem, IL man killed in a one vehicle crash in Marion County has been released. Marion County Coroner Claude Howell identified the man as 19 year old Alexander Tate. Tate was involved in...

  All vehicles, especially motorcycles, are invited to join the Southern Illinois Scavenger Hunt Ride, a unique charity event scheduled for May 29th and 30th. Riders and drivers across Southern I...