Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Rural Fire Department responded Monday morning to a report of a building on fire west of Geff. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:16 a.m. to 1094 County Highway 7, to a property reportedl...

  A 3-point-5 magnitude earthquake was recorded early this Tuesday morning near Ohlman, Illinois. The quake struck at 1:27 a.m., about 89 miles north of Mount Vernon. Residents across Central and...

A 22-year-old Albion man is facing a felony charge in Edwards County. Maricello L. DeVasquez has been charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation, a Class 2 felony. Edwards County Stat...

The Center Street School Board will hold its regular Board of Education meeting tonight (Tuesday) at 6pm in the Center Street School Boardroom. The meeting's agenda includes a range of important topic...

Tickets are now on sale for the 8th annual Hamilton County Food and Brew Fest, set for Saturday, February 21st at the Big Red Barn in McLeansboro. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests can sample som...

Wayne County 4-H is starting Spark After School, a new program for students in second through eighth grade to explore new interests. Participants do not need to be 4-H members. The program begins in J...

Ted Dabrowski pitches his candidacy for governor as his primary opponents - video gambling mogul Rick Heidner, former state Sen. Darren Bailey and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick - listen during ...

Woman Found Dead Inside Cairo Home (Cairo, IL) -- Illinois State Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in a home in Cairo over the weekend. The ISP Crime Scene Investigations Unit was ...

  The 65th Annual Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant was held this weekend in Springfield. Krista Phillips of the Effingham County Fair was crowned the new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen. R...

Wayne City High School's FCCLA will host a blood drive on February 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the high school gym at 408 E Mill Street. To schedule a donation, visit: redcrossblood.org/give.html/dri...