Category Archives: Local News

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Residents continue digging out from Friday's snowfall, which amounted to around 6 to 7 inches in Fairfield, one of the bigger snowfall totals in the area. Friday's snowfall was the second in less than...

The Fairfield City Council is set to meet this Tuesday night at 6 at City Hall. Items appearing on the official agenda include an Audit Report from Kemper CPA, a resolution for a Business District Agr...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office, along with the Marion County Coroner's Office and the Child Death Task Force are investigating the death of a one-year-old Odin, Illinois girl who was found not bre...

Customers of Ameren are being alerted to a scam reportedly preying on customers who were without power after last weekend's ice storm. Media reports say several small business owners and one southern ...

Our Angel of Hope of Southeastern Illinois held their drawing yesterday (Friday) for a $600 gift certificate from Country Home Processing in Albion. The winner is Alyssa Parrott from Ellery. The drawi...

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Fairfield Rural Fire Department along with mutual aid from Fairfield City Fire, Wayne City Fire Department and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to a large structure fire Thursday night just ...

The Wayne County Board met last (Thursday) night in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse with 11 members present. A District 5 vacancy was filled by the appointment of TJ Vaughan who ...

In a recent development in the murder case of Megan Valentine, her attorney has officially waived her client's right to a speedy trial. During a brief hearing conducted in a Zoom format on Tuesday, at...