Category Archives: Local News

Starting Monday, November 10th, Gateway Regional Water Company will temporarily modify its water disinfection process, using Free Chlorine instead of its usual Chloramines. The company plans to revert...

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is urging all Medicare recipients to review their health and drug plans during this year's Medicare Open Enrollment Period, which runs from now through December...

Three defendants appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday to enter guilty pleas in separate drug-related cases. Amanda G. Garner, 45, also known as Amanda G. Peters of Fairfield, pleaded guilty ...

A Jefferson County man charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife is set to face a jury in late January. 51-year-old John W. Finney was arrested for first-degree murder on S...

New Hope Grade School will honor local veterans and celebrate their service with a special Veterans Day program on Friday, November 7th at 1:15 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Students, staff, and commu...

The Geff Ruritan Club will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve buffet breakfast on Saturday, November 8th from 7 to 9 a.m. The breakfast will feature a menu including sausage patties, scrambl...

(Pictured L to R Front: Cheyenne Duncan, Emily Spray, Parker Biggs, Alyson Williams, Bri Swartzbaugh, Abby Gill, Sydney Williams Back: Mr. Steven Clodfelter, Autumn Grisham, Chase Shelton, Aiden McDow...

Area residents are invited to enjoy a Fish Fry on Saturday, November 8th as the event will take place at the Mill Shoals Christian Church from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. For just $12.00 a plate, guests can look...

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is rolling out a new pilot program that provides no-cost phone calls to individuals in custody at correctional facilities statewide. Effective November 3,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will release several important agriculture reports this month, even as the federal government remains partially shut down. The National Agricultural Sta...