Category Archives: Local News

Frontier Community College is inviting prospective nursing students to attend a Nursing Information Session on Thursday, January 15th, from 10-11 a.m. in Cox Hall, Room 105. The session will provide e...

Caregivers in the Grayville community will have an opportunity to connect and unwind at a special Coffee Social and Caregiver Talk on Tuesday, January 20th. The event, organized by the Southeastern IL...

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for the 2026 DCFS Scholarship Program through the end of March. Scholarship recipients will get up to fi...

A Robinson man pleaded guilty to a domestic battery charge during proceedings Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Court records show 50-year-old Robert Irvin of Robinson entered a guilty plea to do...

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The session will begin with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance...

The future of the financially troubled Fairfield Elks Lodge could be decided during a special meeting of the membership scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the lodge. The meeting has been calle...

Edwards County Senior Citizens Homestead Exemptions have been mailed out for the 2026 payable 2027 tax year. If you are age 65 or older, you may qualify for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, wh...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau has announced plans for its Annual Ladies Day, scheduled for Saturday, February 7th. This year's event will feature Abbi Cook of Abbi's Salads to Go-Go as the presenter....

Wayne County CEO is excited to announce CEO Night on Tuesday, February 3rd, at Fairfield Community High School during the Fairfield Mules vs. Wayne City Indians basketball game, which tips off at 6 p....

(May 16, 2025 Tornado Southeast of Marion, IL)   The Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma has released preliminary tornado data for 2025, revealing that Southern Illinois experienced over 2...