Category Archives: Local News

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

The National Weather Service in Paducah says a slight risk of severe storms exists today (Thursday) until a cold front completes its passage. Damaging winds is the primary severe hazard but hail and i...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau has awarded $1,000 grants to four local fire departments-Little Wabash, Browns, Bone Gap, and West Salem. The funds were designated specifically for purchasing essential...

Picture from Western Illinois Livestock Judging Competition. L to R Cody Greathouse, Cali Bunting, JW Simms-Reisner, Cheyenne Duncan, Grace McCarty, Chloe Iles, and Gabe Wyatt. Members of the team not...

Fairfield resident, 32-year-old Andy Bailey pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday before Judge, Evan Owens of Franklin County for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine with the offense oc...