Category Archives: Local News
FAIRFIELD BUSINESS DISTRICT MEETING RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 5TH
The City of Fairfield's Business District Committee meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 6th has been rescheduled to Monday, May 5th at 4:30pm in the council chambers at City Hall. On ...
May 02, 2025
CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESOURCE ROUNDUP ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 8TH
The Clay County Health Department is hosting its 3rd Annual Resource Roundup on Friday, May 8th, from 3:30 to 6 PM at Charley Brown Park. Volunteer-based organizations interested in having a bo...
May 02, 2025
FAIRFIELD BUSINESS DISTRICT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH
The City of Fairfield's Business District Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. at Fairfield City Hall. On the agenda, the committee will first call the meeting ...
May 01, 2025
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH
Wednesday, May 7th 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 Leining...
May 01, 2025
RURAL FAIRFIELD MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED TUESDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF FAIRFIELD
(Photo credit: Chris Miller, Fairfield Rural Fire Department) A rural Fairfield man, KG Simpson, sustained serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after a storm caused a machinery shed to be lifted and dro...
May 01, 2025
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TO CONDUCT OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ENFORCEMENT PATROLS IN SEVERALCOUNTIES
The Illinois State Police (ISP) will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) throughout May in several counties, including Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Hamilton, Jasper, and Wayne. Th...
May 01, 2025
OFF-ROAD PARK OPENING IN SALINE COUNTY
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is set to officially open the long-anticipated off-highway vehicle (OHV) park in southern Illinois tomorrow. Sahara Woods State Recreation Area, loc...
May 01, 2025
CARMI WOMAN INJURED FOLLOWING A CRASH WEDNESDAY IN WHITE COUNTY
65-year-old Debra Hoskins of Carmi was involved in a vehicle accident Wednesday on White County Road 825 North near Carmi. Her vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a semi-truck. After the...
May 01, 2025
MCLEANSBORO MAN FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING ALLEGED COPPER WIRE THEFT
A McLeansboro man is currently held in White County Jail after Carmi Police arrested him for allegedly stealing copper wire. The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday when officers responded ...
May 01, 2025
BARN AND APARTMENT DESTROYED BY FIRE WEST OF MT. VERNON
A barn that contained an apartment on the Richard Jones property at 10099 East Richview Road, west of Mt. Vernon, was heavily damaged in a fire Tuesday morning. Jefferson Fire officials say the...
May 01, 2025