Category Archives: Local News

    The Fairfield Park District announces the next FREE swim day at the pool in Leo French Park is set for this Friday, July 5th. The sponsor for this free swim day is an Anonymous Sponsor. ...

  Wayne County Sheriff's Department handled a two-vehicle property damage accident Saturday afternoon just after 12:30 at Simpson and Perine St. in Cisne. Deputies say a 2022 Ram 1500 truck drive...

  Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies, Fire and EMS personnel were called to the scene of a motorcycle-deer accident Saturday morning just before 6 o'clock on US HWY 45 near County RD 520N just South...

      Local Law Enforcement officials were busy over the weekend.   Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a rural Fairfield woman due to a failure to appear warrant. 21-year-old...

    Cardiac Rehabilitation services have resumed at Fairfield Memorial Hospital today following a recent network outage that lasted multiple days.   While efforts are ongoing to fully r...

    A man from Mt. Vernon died Saturday at a hospital in the St. Louis area while recovering from injuries sustained in a crash late Thursday night.   21-year-old William Penrod III was...

  Illinois residents will notice a slight increase in gasoline prices at the pump.   Effective today, the state's motor fuel tax will rise from 45.4 cents per gallon to 47 cents per gallon, ...

    The Clay County Health Department has been informed that a bird specimen collected in Flora on June 10th has tested positive for West Nile virus after being submitted for testing at the ...

    Each month, Fairfield Memorial Hospital takes the time to honor an employee as the Employee of the Month. The Employee of the Month is nominated by their peers as someone who has provide...

    The Albion City Council meets tonight at 7pm at Albion City Hall. The meeting is open to the public. Our Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis will be at the meeting tonight and we w...