Category Archives: Local News

Walk For Life, hosted by the Compassion Pregnancy Center in Fairfield will be held Saturday, October 26th at Leo French Park. Registration is from 9:15am to 9:55am with the walk to begin at 10am. Priz...

Due to heavy rains in the forecast, the Appleknocker Festival, hosted by the Flora Academic Foundation will be moved indoors to the Flora High School Saturday. Activities start at 9:30 AM with a flag-...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has announced nearly $22 million in grants for library services and $6 million for literacy programs across the state. The funding aim...

The National Weather Service in Paducah is actively monitoring Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the Florida Panhandle. After making landfall late in the day today (Thursday) as ...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Captain Nathan Douglas, says Troopers will be conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols throughout October in Clay, Effingham, Hamilton, Richland, Mario...

Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated a law allowing the state to revoke an individual's Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card when charged with a felony, even without a conviction. Thi...

In January 2023, Illinois lawmakers passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act, enacting an assault weapons ban in response to a series of mass shootings, including a tragic incident at an Independen...

The Fairfield City Council met last (Tuesday) night at City Hall with a light agenda. The city council approved purchasing the property located at 303 NE 7th St. The city will pay the taxes owed and w...

The City of Fairfield is still seeking applicants to establish an eligibility list from which Police Officer vacancies for the Fairfield Police Department will be filled. Applications may be picked up...

20-year-old, Ricky Embry of Fairfield was arrested Tuesday night by Wayne County Sheriff's deputies on a Wayne County warrant for Failure to Appear on a original charge of Illegal Consumption & Po...