Category Archives: Local News

The Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its Annual Trivia Night. The event will take place tonight (Friday) at the McLeansboro Elks Lodge. The night will kick off with a social hour ...

The Geff Ruritan Club will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve buffet breakfast tomorrow (Saturday) morning from 7 to 9 a.m. The breakfast will feature a menu including sausage patties, scram...

Illinois Residents To Start Receiving Partial SNAP Benefits Today Illinois SNAP customers are set to begin receiving partial November benefits. The Illinois Department of Human Services says anyone wh...

White County Sheriff's Deputies, with help from the Shawneetown Dive Team, recovered three stolen firearms from a riverbank near New Haven on October 31, 2025. The weapons had been reported stolen dur...

The Edwards County CUSD #1 is accepting sealed bids for a variety of surplus vehicles, equipment, and miscellaneous items. Notable items include: 2007 6.6L Duramax Diesel Bus (#7) - minimum bid $1,450...

A community benefit will be held Saturday, November 15th at Wellen Farms, located at 9425 County Road 2025 North in Dahlgren, to support Travis, Sydney, and baby Isla Stevens. Born at just 24 weeks, I...

Governor JB Pritzker visited Carbondale Wednesday to announce new state infrastructure investments for Southern Illinois, including $2 million dedicated to upgrading several key roads in the city's do...

Illinois lawmakers have approved Senate Bill 1911 to address a projected $267 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2026, caused in part by new federal corporate tax cuts from the recently passed One...

The National Weather Service in Paducah says Southern Illinois is enjoying a stretch of pleasant, seasonable weather, but big changes are on the way. High pressure continues to dominate the region, ke...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital announces the upcoming retirement of Patrick L. Molt, MD, FACS, General Surgeon, who will retire at the end of 2025 after 26 years of service to the hospital and to the res...