Category Archives: Local News

A new community initiative led by Dr. Tamara Murphy of Growls & Meows in Cisne is taking aim at the growing feral and stray cat population across Southern Illinois. The goal: to humanely reduce ov...

Area rivers are at typical summertime levels following a few days of heat and humidity and mainly dry conditions. Here's the latest stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield...

  The Franklin County Sheriff reports the death of a small child at a home in rural Akin Friday afternoon due to drowning. According to media reports, Sheriff Kyle Bacon said deputies responded t...

Unemployment in Illinois increased in the month of May,according to numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Some unemployment numbers for area counties included Clay County at 4.2...

Gov. JB Pritzker concluded his statewide re-election tour with a visit to Southern Illinois, making a final stop at IBEW Local 702 in West Frankfort. The governor met with union members and supporters...

Three individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday, facing sentencing for drug-related offenses.   Anthony Vasoli, 21, of McLeansborob pleaded guilty to possession of nitrous ox...

Wayne County Sheriff's deputies arrested 49-year-old Brian Scott Medler of Olney on Monday morning on a Richland County warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court. Medler was taken into custo...

Patrick Williamson Eddie Bennett Laura Lee Beneway Peter M. Harris A Jefferson County jury has convicted a 68-year-old Mt. Vernon man of First-Degree Murder and Murder Involving Mob Action in connecti...

The Carmi Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the community's annual fireworks celebration to the White County Fairgrounds Saturday night. The event is made possible through gener...

Wayne City Matters presents the "Friday Fun" events that include games, live music, food trucks, and more. all designed to bring residents together in a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere. Here's a l...