Category Archives: Local News

The Mt. Erie Ruritan will hold its Annual Farm Consignment Auction on Monday, January 19th beginning at 9 a.m. The event will take place in Mt. Erie and is open to farmers, collectors, and community m...

Three individuals have been arrested and charged following a series of search warrants related to a recent burglary in Mt. Vernon, according to a release from the Mt. Vernon Police Department. The inv...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is inviting members and guests to join a one-day chartered bus trip to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. This annu...

Area families will have the opportunity to access free orthopedic assessments for children thanks to a cooperative effort by the Flora Elks Lodge 1659 and Olney Elks Lodge 926, in partnership with the...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is offering special discounted lab tests from NOW through Saturday, January 17th at several locations throughout the area. Residents can take advantage of reduced rates on ...

Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Funding Freeze (Washington, DC) -- A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from freezing nearly ten-billion-dollars in child care and social services funding to...

The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky says temperatures the next several days should be more typical for early January. Small chances for showers are in the forecast for today and again ar...

Salem Police continue to investigate a traffic crash that occurred Friday evening and involved three vehicles. Reports out of Marion County say the accident occurred on East Main Street at Lackey Stre...

A walk-through for former Norris City Fire Chief Ralph Hall was scheduled to take place Friday evening. Hall had served as the current Board Secretary, and passed away this past Monday, January 5th, r...

Reports out of Jefferson County say a Belle Rive man has been arrested following an investigation into stolen property from a December burglary in Jefferson County. The Mt. Vernon Police Department De...