Category Archives: Local News

The Mt. Erie Ruritan Club's annual consignment auction is scheduled for today (Monday, January 20th), starting at 9 AM. The auction will feature two rings operating for most of the day, offering a wid...

The Illinois Farm Bureau and the White County Farm Bureau are hosting a Rules for the Road seminar on Monday, February 24th at the White County Farm Bureau office in Carmi. The free event is open to a...

The Wayne County 4-H program is hosting a Meet the 4-H Projects workshop, where local youth can explore 4-H, meet current 4-H members and leaders, and learn more about the various projects 4-H offers....

Join the Wayne County Farm Bureau as they take a chartered bus to see Mike Super: Magic & Illusion at the Effingham Performance Center on March 8th. As the winner of NBC's hit TV show 'Phenomenon'...

  The Center Street Grade School Board of Education is set to meet Tuesday night for their next meeting in the Center Street School Boardroom. Approval of regular and closed minutes from the Dece...

Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse has released the identity of two people killed in an accident Thursday on I-57near the Ina exit in Jefferson County Thursday morning involving two semis. The drive...

In state news, the former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health has been fined $150,000 for violating a state anti-corruption law. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who led the state health policy durin...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting Thursday night in the FCHS Study Hall. Items under the Consent Agenda; Open and Closed Session Minutes from...

    Illinois Extension, serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, is proud to announce that Jessica Simpson was awarded the Meritorious Support Service Award by the Il...

Fairfield Community High School has released the names of the students who made the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year Honor Roll. To be on the Honor Roll at FCHS, a student must have at leas...