Category Archives: Local News

**Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department**   A 33-year-old man, Christopher A. Milburn, was arrested by Mt. Vernon Police on Wednesday due to an active arrest warrant from Je...

Recent drug exposure incidents at several Illinois state prisons, including Menard, Pinckneyville, and Big Muddy Correctional Center, have sparked calls for reform. Former inmate Jake Ridge describes ...

The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) met Tuesday at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel. They approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Wabash General Hospital to esta...

The Fairfield Fall Fun Fest kicked off last (Wednesday) night with a large crowd downtown for a performance by The Roasted Chestnuts and Church Night with guest speakers and numerous praise and worshi...

With Wayne City Bean Days fast approaching, the Bean Days Tractor Show is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th from 7am to 9am. Tractors entered into the contest will also be in the parade line-up b...

The Black Diamond Conference (BDC) has extended a football-only invitation to Red Hill, aiming to restore its status as a 10-team, closed conference. This decision follows two consecutive seasons wher...

Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly, alongside key officials, announced that every county in Illinois now has 911 service, marking a major milestone for the state. Stark County recently pa...

The assault weapons ban trial continues at the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis and a firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois' assault weapons ban include ma...

The City of Fairfield will conduct a City-Wide Fall Cleanup on Saturday, September 28th from 8am to 12pm at the Street & Bridge Department at 908 East King Street. This service is for City of Fair...

Only one guilty plea handed down in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. Mt. Vernon resident, 53-year-old Dennis Burns pled guilty to a charge of DUI. Burns was placed on one year of court supervision ...