Category Archives: Local News

A new revenue projection from the General Assembly's bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) shows lawmakers expect $737 million less than Gov. JB Pritzker's propose...

Fairfield Police were dispatched Thursday at approximately 12:05 AM to investigate a suspicious person near West Douglas and SW 6th Street. Officers located Edward A. Riley, 41 of Fairfield in the are...

The FCHS Board of Education met Wednesday night for the purchase of consideration and/or action to accept an LED lighting bid, approve one Evidence-Based Funding payment to be moved to Operations and ...

  Fairfield Memorial Hospital is proud to announce its participation in the OneCare Collaborative, a network of hospitals, physicians and healthcare professionals dedicated to improving patient c...

Wayne City High School Senior, Jacob Thomason has been selected as the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Outstanding Citizen. This prestigious award is designed to honor outstanding seniors who ex...

Pictured Front L-R Wren Braddock (3rd Outdoor Recreation) Jaxon Basnett (4th in Ag Sales) Landon Smith (2nd Ag Mech Entrepreneurship) Back L-R William French (3rd Equine Science), Grant Wiles (3rd Fru...

  A Wayne City man was taken into custody late Wednesday night at Huck's in Carmi. Just after 11pm, Carmi Police arrested 35-year-old Corey Gregg. The Wayne County man was wanted on a Failure to ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling for a ban on cell phones in Illinois classrooms. The governor proposed legislation that would require all public school districts in Illinois to adopt a wirele...

The American Red Cross in conjunction with the Edwards County Farm Bureau Women's Committee will be hosting a blood drive at the House of Prayer gymnasium at 230 North 5th St. in Albion on Monday, Mar...

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting enrollments and elections for the 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The deadline is April 15, 2025. ARC and PLC provide ...