Category Archives: Local News

The Department of Central Management Services has announced that, following Governor JB Pritzker's directive, all individuals and entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly flags at ...

With the snow and ice along with bitter cold temperatures in the forecast for the week, there are numerous locations serving as warming centers and they include; Fairfield Memorial Hospital Clay Count...

The City of Fairfield is on a one day delay this week (January 6th) due to the weather.

Below are cancellations and closings for the area today (Monday) We will update this post as often as possible with fresh information. If you have a church, school or other type of cancellation...plea...

  Wayne County and surrounding areas have been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. The warning is in effect from 4 a.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Mo...

  The next meeting of the Wayne County Board is set for this Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. On the board agenda is the various office and commi...

The Illinois State Police has announced that its K9 DuQ will be receiving a bullet and stab protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interests in K9s, I...

As of late Friday night, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reported the hazmat situation earlier this week that resulted in the closure of I-64 westbound for a period of time has been contained an...

One person was airlifted from the scene of a single vehicle rollover crash Wednesday night on the Route 161 extension near Wallis Road in rural Kell. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reported 22 yea...

24-year-old Kesney L. Vallette of Mt. Erie was arrested by Fairfield Police Thursday night just before 7 o'clock after a traffic stop. Officers observed a white Ford truck traveling north on NW 7th St...