Category Archives: Local News

Last Thursday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced significant changes aimed at reducing the burden on customers by transitioning from physical signatures to digital signatures for over...

The City of Olney is gearing up for its 46th Annual "White Squirrel Count," taking place on three Saturday mornings in October: the 5th, 12th, and 26th. Volunteers are welcome to participate on any or...

Over 125 farmers, hunters, and conservationists gathered in Mt. Vernon last Thursday for a town hall meeting focused on the escalating issue of deer overpopulation and its detrimental effects on agric...

The next regular meeting of the Fairfield City Council is set for this Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. Items appearing on the official agenda include resolutions...

With no significant rainfall in the region for the past several weeks, abnormally dry and drought conditions are making a return to the state of Illinois. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor ...

A plane crash landed in Jefferson County Friday morning. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred around 8:20 Friday morning on I-64 at the 80-mile marker in Mt. Vernon, IL. State police said the...

A Centralia woman has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with a car-pedestrian accident that occurred Thursday at the Dollar General in Dix. Reports from Marion County say the charge...

This (Friday) morning in Wayne County Circuit Court, Judge Denton Aud sentenced 41-year-old Jason Hammock of Olney to natural life in prison. Hammock was found guilty on July 10th on two counts of Pre...

Though convicted killer Ray Tate's court proceedings have concluded in Wayne County, his legal troubles are just beginning in Clinton County. Tate is currently serving a life sentence without the poss...

Several guilty pleas were handed down in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday.   48-year-old Albion resident, Shelly M. Best pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and was sentenced...