Category Archives: Local News

Feed My Sheep Ministries in Fairfield will host its annual Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday offering a warm holiday dinner to anyone in the community. The meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m...

The First Missionary Baptist Church in Albion will once again host its Free Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 27th Deliveries will begin at 10:00 a.m., carry-out pick-up starts at 10:30 a.m., ...

Beginning next semester, eligible students at 26 Southern Illinois high schools will be able to take college courses tuition-free through Southern Illinois University Carbondale's new Saluki Start Dua...

Advocates Request Major Boost to Illinois School Funding Illinois education advocates are asking lawmakers for roughly 747-million dollars in new K-12 funding next year, far more than the state is exp...

The Western Wayne Water District issued a boil water order over the weekend for customers along IL 161 (County Highway 16) on County Road 1125E, extending south to County Road 1600N. The advisory is i...

The first shotgun deer hunting season is underway in Illinois. The season runs through Sunday, and hunters are being urged to use safety harnesses when hunting from tree stands. The Illinois Departmen...

Some cooler weather is expected to move into the region as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday period. More rain chances are in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather ...

Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agents have arrested 65 year old Donna Toberman of Vandalia, Illinois, the adopted mother of 14 year old Kylie M. Toberman, for four co...

State media reports say former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his convictions on federal corruption charges, including bribery, earlier this year. The Illinois Sup...

Fairfield Police, the Fairfield Fire Department, and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident just after 8 a.m. this (Friday) morning at the intersection of South 1st Stree...