Category Archives: Local News
McLeansboro City Council Recap from Tuesday
Sean Henry and Rod Martin of Klinger & Associates spoke to the board about various projects including the sanitary sewer project and the lead service line inventory. They will have a budget for w...
Tony Collins Mar 21, 2024
Wayne County Crimestoppers Seeking Suspect(s) In Storage Break In
Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for arrest of the person or persons who entered a locked storage building rented by Jaymie Garrett. Officials say the person who entered the storage bui...
Tony Collins Mar 20, 2024
New Hope Kindergarten Registration Announced
New Hope School has announced its Kindergarten Registration. The registration will take place on Thursday, April 11th from 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM at New Hope School. Parents who will be enrolling a chi...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Albion Firefighter Honored For 55 Years of Service
An Albion Firefighter who recently retired was honored by department personnel during a meeting at the Albion Fire Department Tuesday. Don Mosson served as a fireman in Albion for 55 years. He started...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Slow Turnout For Much of the Area
Even though it was Primary Election Day, it was a slow turnout throughout much of the area. Many counties in our area were in the lower 30% area when it came to voter turnout. Of those voters, the vas...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Additonal Election Races
While there were a few county races on the map, there were some other key races for state office, congress, and for US President. In state office races, for State Rep in district 116, Dave Severin def...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Clay County Election Results Released
The Clay County Clerk’s Office has released their election numbers for the primary election. Overall, there was a 31.74% turnout in Clay County for today’s election. The coroner’s ra...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Wayne County Election Results
There were 3 contested races in the Wayne County Primary on Tuesday. In those races, voter turnout was 34.48%. For the Circuit Clerk, Georgiana Fletcher defeated Ellen Sitzes 1699-1612. Fletcher will ...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Hamilton County Decides Primary Races
There were a few contested races in Hamilton County on Tuesday as it was election day in the state of Illinois. In the full-term for county board, John F. Mead was the top vote getter for a 4-year ter...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill For Equity In Gene And Cell Therapy Access
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order to provide equity in access to gene and cell therapy in Illinois. It would apply to therapies such as the recently approved therapy for Sickle Cell...
Tony Collins Mar 19, 2024