Category Archives: Local News
FAIRFIELD VETERANS DAY SERVICE SET FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
The Fairfield Veterans Day Service is set for Monday, November 11th and the featured speaker at this years service at Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield will be Marine veteran, Gary Locke. Gary L...
Nov 04, 2024
UTILITY ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR LOW-INCOME ILLINOIS RESIDENTS
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now accepting applications for all households which started Friday, November 1st. This program provides financial assistance for utility bills...
Nov 04, 2024
AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDED, A REMINDER TO BE SURE AND CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR SMOKE, CO ALARMS ARE WORKING
We fell back this weekend as daylight saving time ended Sunday at 2am, so this serves as a reminder according to the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal and the Illinois Department of Public Hea...
Nov 04, 2024
EARLY VOTING CONTINUES TODAY (MONDAY) IN WAYNE AND EDWARDS COUNTY
Early voting continues today (Monday) at both the Wayne County and Edwards County Clerk's Offices. In Wayne County, today from 8am to 6pm. In Edwards County, today 8 am to 4 pm. For those who h...
Nov 04, 2024
Drought Increasing and Rivers Info
Drought conditions are increasing in Illinois and the Midwest, although southern Illinois did receive some beneficial rainfall on Thursday. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map from Thursday, prior to ...
Nov 02, 2024
Meth Found Following Vehicle Chase in Carmi
A police chase Thursday morning resulted in the discovery of suspected methamphetamine items. News reports say White County Sheriff's deputies noticed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of spee...
Nov 02, 2024
Ameren Illinois Power Outage
Several customers of Ameren Illinois were without power Friday morning. The outage was blamed on equipment malfunctions and affected customers in several southern Illinois cities, including Wes...
Nov 02, 2024
Liberty Gas Customers To Pay Higher Rates
Customers of Liberty Utilities in southern and central Illinois will be paying higher rates for natural gas, although not as much as the company had hoped for. Published reports say the Illinoi...
Nov 02, 2024
Multi State Car Theft Ring Uncovered
Media reports say the Williamson County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a multi-state criminal enterprise responsible for the theft of hundreds of vehicles dating back to 2019. According to ...
Nov 02, 2024
EARLY VOTING CONTINUES TODAY (FRIDAY) ,SATURDAY & MONDAY IN WAYNE AND EDWARDS COUNTY
Early voting continues at both the Wayne County and Edwards County Clerk's Offices. In Wayne County, today (Friday) and Monday from 8am to 6pm and tomorrow, (Saturday, November 2nd) office hours are f...
Nov 01, 2024