Category Archives: Local News

Frontier Community College (FCC) will host Nursing Information Sessions, offered both in-person and virtually, for students applying to the 2025 and 2026 nursing programs. Attendance at one of these s...

State Representative Dave Severin and State Senator Terri Bryant met with law enforcement officials at the Mt. Vernon Police Department this week to discuss ongoing challenges facing officers under re...

The Wayne City FFA chapter will honor area veterans with a special Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, November 11th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Ag Shop. Organizers invite all veterans, their familie...

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...