Category Archives: Local News

It will soon cost you more to mail a first class letter. Starting July 12th the U.S. Postal Service will increase the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from the current 78 cents to 82 cents. M...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Bruce Waggoner, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) held in Effingham, Hamilton, Marion, and Wabash countie...

  New regulations for electric bicycles, scooters, and high-powered electric motorcycles will take effect across Illinois at the start of the new year, following the approval of Senate Bill 3484....

  Authorities said Thursday they are investigating a deceased male that was discovered inside a sport utility vehicle at the Road Ranger Truck Stop in Grayville. According to officials, the vehic...

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has announced the recipients of its 2026 Small Equipment Grant Program, awarding a total of $6 million to 260 fire departments, fire protection dis...

  A Jefferson County man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for the murder of his wife. On Thursday, Jefferson County Judge Jerry Crisel sentenced 51-year-old John W. Finney of rural Mt. Ve...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors and executive leadership team are pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Tharp, MBA, BSN, MRMC, as the hospital's new Chief Nursing Office...

Brookstone Estates of Fairfield is stepping up to support the fight against Alzheimer's with a special Pork Burger Sale fundraiser. The event will take place tomorrow (Saturday) from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00...

The Village of Wayne City Board of Trustees unanimously approved annual appropriations ordinance #635 during Monday night's regular meeting. Village Treasurer Roger Noe was absent at the time of the v...

A Sims man has been sentenced to prison after his probation was revoked in a White County methamphetamine possession case. Lake Bittles, 26, was originally placed on probation in March 2022 following ...