Category Archives: Local News

Homecoming Week at Fairfield Community High School begins Monday, September 28th and the FCHS Student Council has announced a full week of themed dress-up days. The celebration begins Monday with Zoom...

North Side Baptist Church will hold its "Round Up Sunday" celebration on Sunday, September 27th. The day will begin with church services from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., with those attending encouraged to dr...

The Clay County Health Department will offer free child car seat safety checks Friday from noon until 4 p.m. Certified child passenger safety technicians will be available to check whether car seats a...

Frontier Community College is now accepting applications for Program Specific Scholarships which include the Bill Bower Educational Scholarship, the Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative Scholarsh...

The 6th Annual Shawnee Sasquatch Festival will take over Harrisburg on Saturday, October 3rd with a full day of activities, entertainment and some Bigfoot-themed fun. The festival offers free admissio...

(Pictured L to R: Josie Duncan, Grant Doelling, Kayden Alexander, Quentin Pike, Zavior Lee, Isaac Stevens)   The Edwards County FFA has completed its first competition of the school year, placing...

The planned phaseout of civil mental health services at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna has been pushed back three months, according to State Sen. Terri Bryant. Bryant says the t...

  A 35-year-old woman has been ordered held in custody on murder charges in connection with the shooting death of her husband, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor. Betty J. Akaman...

A Centralia man is facing a murder charge following a domestic incident last week that resulted in the stabbing death of his wife. Centralia Police say 49-year-old Jason Reynolds was arrested on a Cli...

The Illinois State Police is reminding teens and their families to celebrate homecoming season responsibly, with an emphasis on avoiding impaired and distracted driving, speeding and failing to wear s...