Category Archives: Local News

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 22.70 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of...

Gun rights supporters in Illinois are requesting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi review what they consider Second Amendment violations in state gun laws. This comes after Bondi's recent statements def...

The Skillet Fork Ruritan's and Steph's Coffee Shop Easter Egg Hunt has been postponed to Saturday, April 12th at the Mill Shoals Christian Church at 2pm. This event is for children ages 2 to 12 years ...

The West Salem Fire Department will have a pork chop supper on Saturday, April 5th at the West Salem Firehouse. Serving begins at 4pm. Eat in or carry out. Menu consists of: BBQ Pork Chop, Baked Potat...

The Geff Ruritan Club will be hosting the 1st annual Toy Tractor Show on Saturday, April 5th from 9am to 4pm at the Geff Ruritan building. Vendors will be on hand to show their tractors, farm machiner...

South Central High School has a new Boys Basketball Coach in Landon Zurliene, a native of Fairfield. Growing up in Fairfield, he excelled at the grade school and high school level, and also played AAU...

A West Virginia teenager found himself in a sticky situation on his way to Utah around 5 am Thursday morning, ending up in the Skillet Fork backwater after his GPS directed him to exit I-64 and naviga...

Frontier Community College Bobcats Head Volleyball Coach, Chet Snyder has announced the hiring of Kera Vinson as the program's new Assistant Volleyball Coach. Vinson officially began her duties on Tue...

Pictured L to R: Karmyn Duncan, Carlin St. Ledger, Jake Wiseman, Brayden Sanford, and Abby Gill     Wednesday, Edwards County FFA members and other ECHS students competed in Envirothon at Ri...

Boyleston Water Works will have its annual meeting Thursday, April 17th at 6:00 p.m. in the board room of Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative, 1501 West Main Street in Fairfield, Illinois. Elect...