Category Archives: Local News

The Hope Center in Albion Toys for Tots sign up is underway and will be every Wednesday in November and on Saturday November 16th at 9am. Sign ups are for Edwards County Children. The Hope Center is l...

The Japanese automaker, Mazda is recalling over 150,000 vehicles due to multiple issues. Approximately 80,000 CX-70 and CX-90 models are being recalled for a problem with the electrical supply unit. A...

The Fairfield Veterans Day Service is set for today and the featured speaker at this years service at Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield will be Marine veteran Gary Locke.   Gary Locke was born and...

With today (Monday) being Veterans Day, a federal holiday, schools are closed in observance of the day along with all government agencies, banks and there will be no mail delivery today. UPS and FedEx...

  A very unique and rare opportunity for youth playing baseball in the Fairfield area and Southern Illinois will happen in Fairfield the week of Thanksgiving. Matthew Polk from Division 1 Vanderb...

(photo credit:McLeansboro PD Facebook page)   The McLeansboro Police Department recently added a new member to its team, K9 Polo, who will work alongside Sgt. Mathew Bryson. The duo completed a 1...

Here's the latest on area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 16.51 feet, just below the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 7.76 feet. Flood st...

Court and online records indicate Megan S. Valentine, charged with murder after police say she shot and killed her husband, Illinois Second Judicial Court Judge,43 year old Michael J.Valentine of Albi...

Melissa Morgan, Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Illinois, has announced that the Circuit Courts of the Second Judicial Circuit shall adjourn, and the offices of the Circuit Clerks of the...

The next meeting of the Fairfield City Council is this Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. A Public Hearing is listed preceding the regular meeting at 5:50 p.m. concerning th...