Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Annual Dinner Meeting is set for tonight (Monday) at the Willow Creek Venue, located on Highway 45 south of Fairfield. The evening will begin with a happy hour...

Frontier Community College is hosting a series of Rapid Response meetings to assist individuals facing employment transitions. The meetings, organized by last name, will take place at the Workforce De...

A series of Work Readiness Labs are being offered to support Champion Labs employees as they prepare for new career or educational opportunities. The labs provide open computer labs with in-person ass...

The Lawrenceville community is rallying together after news broke that Aiden Winningham, a member of the Lawrenceville Indians basketball team, was seriously injured in a car accident. The incident oc...

Kindergarten registration for Mt. Erie School will take place this (Monday) afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. This event is for all students who will be entering kindergarten at Mt. Erie School in the fall. ...

This Wednesday is the next Blood Drive sponsored by the American Red Cross and it will be held in the Family Life Center at the Community of Christ Church at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leininger R...

Clay County Hospital is inviting the community to attend its Health Community Resource Fair on Friday, March 27th. . The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Nostalgia Theater, lo...

A Fish Fry Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 14th at the Fairfield VFW on East Court St. in to support Jacque Beck, who is undergoing dialysis treatment while awaiting a kidney transplant. Th...

The Illinois State Board of Elections is reminding voters to carefully follow vote-by-mail procedures to ensure their ballots are counted in the upcoming March 17th primary election. In a press releas...

Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the area today and again toward the middle of next week. Temperatures are expected to be closer to normal by midweek next week after running above nor...