Category Archives: Local News

The Mount Erie Farmer's Market is open today beginning at 8 am and going until noon. The Farmer's Market will be held every Tuesday and running through August at the Mount Erie Ruritan Pavilion next t...

2025 Leadership Team Front Row (L-R): John Perryman, Leesa White, Janis Rubenacker, Tina Mayberry, Robert Crow, Sandy Burke, Michele Lueke, Robbilyn Coy Back (LR): Janice Crow, Nolene Rubenacker, Cind...

  28-year-old Sesser resident, Jordan James Clevenger was arrested by Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies Saturday afternoon on a Wayne County warrants for Violation of Pretrial Release on charges of...

The city of Metropolis will once again transform into the ultimate destination for fans of the Man of Steel as the annual Superman Celebration returns Friday, June 13th through Sunday, June 15th. &nbs...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 20.25 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of...

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has announced that 2025 will mark the final year of its beloved Art and Craft Fair, bringing to a close a nearly 50-year tradition that began in 1977. The fair, one of t...

A blood drive will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) from Noon to 6 p.m. at Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church off the Blue Mound Road in Cisne. As a thank-you, all donors will receive a $15 gift card by...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is warning the public about a data breach. The agency learned on February 11th that someone was conducting a phishing scam targeting HFS emplo...

Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus have filed a lawsuit challenging what they describe as an unconstitutional process used to pass the state's $55 billion budget package near midnight.   Stat...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments are now being issued to help livestock producers recover from grazing losses caused b...