Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Public Library is excited to announce the launch of its annual Summer Reading Program, encouraging young readers in grades 1st through 8th to dive into books and meet their reading goals...

Frontier Community College is inviting students in grades 6-8 to take part in a hands-on cooking class and team food challenge designed to teach basic culinary and nutrition skills. The class will be ...

The Amy Schultz Child Advocacy Center in Mt. Vernon has received a $210,000, three-year grant that will allow the organization to expand mental health services for children and families in its seven-c...

Illinois' unemployment rate increased slightly in March, rising to 5.1 percent from 5 percent in February. According to state labor data, the March unemployment rate was also higher than the 4.6 perce...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering both technical and financial assistance to help Illinois farmers recover from recent severe weather events, including tornadoes, straight-line win...

Gas prices in Southern Illinois have climbed sharply in recent weeks, placing the region among the most expensive in the state for fuel. According to AAA, the Carbondale-Marion metro area is averaging...

      Thermos is recalling more than eight million stainless steel food jars and beverage containers following reports of serious customer injuries, including lacerations and cases of p...

    Utz Brands, Inc. and its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC are issuing a voluntary recall of certain limited varieties of Zapp's and Dirty potato chips due to a potential Salmonella conc...

Hermitage Lodge #356 will host a sandwich sales fundraiser Saturday in Albion. The event will take place at the K's on Main lot, with serving scheduled to begin around 10 a.m. and continuing until foo...

Local organizations are coming together this summer to ensure no child goes hungry with the "Feeding Kids of Wayne County" program. Beginning May 25th and running through August 7th, free sack lunches...