Category Archives: Local News

State public health officials say levels of the respiratory virus remain flat across Illinois. Meanwhile, cases of COVID-19 continue to fall. Health officials say the flu season can last through May, ...

A new report says most Illinois school districts are facing a serious teacher shortage. The report comes from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools. The report shows 93 perce...

This week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore could have an impact on Illinois farmers. A container ship slammed into the bridge early Tuesday, causing the bridge’s col...

Lawmakers in Springfield have begun debating the latest plan to pay some people in Illinois a guaranteed income. Legislation would create a one thousand-dollar per-month guaranteed income program. The...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies respondee to an apartment Fairfield early this morning in an attempt to locate Gage Devers. After consent was given to enter the residence Deputies located Devers hidin...

City Officials in Fairfield are working on getting the last things in place for Easter Weekend. Saturday will be the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Leo French Park. The hunt for kids begins at 1 PM. Offici...

The Village of West Salem's Board met on Monday. At the meeting, Mayor Jeffrey Bradham reported on the damage caused by the storm that passed through the area the evening of March 14, 2024. A building...

The Illinois New Harmony River Bridge Authority in Carmi with assistance from the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission in Albion announced on Wednesday that a federal Delta Regional Authority s...

Illinois State Police are ramping up efforts to recruit more women for the force. They’ve announced their goal is to have 30 percent of state police cadets be women by the year 2030. They say re...

Grayville leaders spent an hour in executive session Monday night. Council was only in open session for a total of 23 minutes with no major news coming out of the gathering. Mayor Travis Thompson says...