Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has announced nearly $22 million in grants for library services and $6 million for literacy programs across the state. The funding aim...

The National Weather Service in Paducah is actively monitoring Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the Florida Panhandle. After making landfall late in the day today (Thursday) as ...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Captain Nathan Douglas, says Troopers will be conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols throughout October in Clay, Effingham, Hamilton, Richland, Mario...

Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated a law allowing the state to revoke an individual's Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card when charged with a felony, even without a conviction. Thi...

In January 2023, Illinois lawmakers passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act, enacting an assault weapons ban in response to a series of mass shootings, including a tragic incident at an Independen...

The Fairfield City Council met last (Tuesday) night at City Hall with a light agenda. The city council approved purchasing the property located at 303 NE 7th St. The city will pay the taxes owed and w...

The City of Fairfield is still seeking applicants to establish an eligibility list from which Police Officer vacancies for the Fairfield Police Department will be filled. Applications may be picked up...

20-year-old, Ricky Embry of Fairfield was arrested Tuesday night by Wayne County Sheriff's deputies on a Wayne County warrant for Failure to Appear on a original charge of Illegal Consumption & Po...

The 64th Annual Wayne City Bean Days kicked off last Saturday night with the selection of the Little Miss, Junior Queen and Bean Day Queen. This year's Miss Bean Queen is Katelyn Catron; Junior Miss B...

Kratom has been identified as the leading contributor in the overdose death of 28-year-old Nikolas Heath Brown from Carmi. His official cause of death, determined to be multiple toxicity, indicated th...