Category Archives: Local News

An Albion man was arrested by Olney police for retail theft and was also wanted on a warrant out of Richland County Saturday Afternoon. At 2:53 PM, officers arrested 31-year-old Lee D. Linder was take...

Josh Vaughan and Vaughan Equipment of Fairfield have delivered a flatbed trailer to be used at FCC by Truck Driver Training students. Using funds set aside by IECC specifically for career and technica...

Gas Prices around the area to start your Monday are anywhere between $3.33 and $3.35 per gallon in the Fairfield area. In Centralia, prices are hanging around at most reporting places at $3.21 per gal...

The state of Illinois is awarding more than two-million-dollars in grant money for over a dozen local bike path projects around the state. The Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program provides financial as...

Governor Pritzker continues to press the federal government for support in dealing with the migrant crisis in Chicago. On CBS's "Face the Nation," the governor said he hopes the White House will put t...

The Fairfield Coin Show held its 53rd Annual Coin Show and Auction on October 8, 2023. The show was held at the North Side Grade School. Doors opened at 9:00 AM. There were approximately 150 people wh...

Today's is Columbus Day to some and Indigenous Peoples Day for others. Either day you celebrate, city, county, state, and federal offices are closed for the holiday today. Mail will not be delivered t...

Homecoming 2023 concluded on Saturday in Fairfield in front of a packed house at Train Yard. At halftime of the game, the Homecoming Queen and King Crowning took place. This year' Queen is Alani Bucha...

The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for their next regular meeting at City Hall. Items appearing on the official agenda include ordinances for TIF Agreements with Gifford Properti...

An Allendale, South Carolina man wanted for murder in South Carolina has been apprehended in Evansville, Indiana. 34-year-old Jonathan Torell Kelly had been the subject of a manhunt in Lawrence County...