Category Archives: Local News

Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Chelsey Elizabeth Clark as Resident Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit, Richland County. Clark's appointm...

The U.S. inventory of hogs and pigs totaled 74.3 million head as of March 1st, according to the latest quarterly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released yesterday. While this nu...

According to data compiled by Stacker from AAA as of March 27th, Illinois drivers are seeing gas prices climb to an average of $4.23 per gallon. This marks an increase of $0.11 from last week (+2.7%) ...

The Fairfield Retail Merchants will hold their April meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:00am in the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting has been moved up one week from its usual date. The agenda includes a ...

The First Missionary Baptist Church of Albion is inviting area youth to a special event, Youth Night - Bringing Back the Blaze, on Friday, April 3rd from 5-8 PM. The evening is open to students from 8...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative is once again giving high school seniors who live on Wayne-White Electric lines a chance to win a $500 scholarship. The cooperative will award ten $500 scholarships th...

The Groff Library invites the public to an exciting and informative evening as author Troy Taylor presents "Gangs of Southern Illinois: Blood, Bullets & Booze." The event will take place on tomorr...

Fairfield Community High School's Student Council is preparing for an egg-citing fundraiser just in time for Easter. The "Egg Your House" event offers a fun and easy way to surprise your family or fri...

Families in the Mt. Erie area are invited to join in the springtime excitement with an Easter egg hunt set for this weekend The Mt. Erie Easter Egg Hunt will take place on April 4th at 2:00 PM on the ...

Wayne City is set to celebrate spring with a Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4th, starting at 10 a.m. at Wayne City Park. The event promises fun for children of all ages, with designated egg hun...