Category Archives: Local News

The Cornerstone Church in Fairfield will be hosting their Semi-Annual Homecoming/Prom Dress giveaway on Saturday, August 30th from 9am to 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall. There are hundreds of dresses ...

The annual Elm River Chowder will take place Saturday, August 30th at the Chowder Grounds. Chowder will be sold by donation, available by the bowl with seating on-site, or by the bulk beginning around...

Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Road Safety & Fairness Act into law, a measure championed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and AARP Illinois. This legislation aims to enhance road safet...

Republican lawmakers representing Southern Illinois joined with several Chambers of Commerce Thursday for the annual Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit. State Senator Terri Bryant, along ...

Several individuals received sentences Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Frankie M. Chritt, 29, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of methamphetamine and was placed on 24 months...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the train derailment in Wabash County July 18th that resulted in a significant emergency response, with 24 cars derailing ...

Media reports say a Bluford man has been arrested on a charge of aggravated battery to a child under the age of 13. The charge was filed on August 21st. 32 year old Nickolis F. Pavlovich was taken to ...

Parents of young children are invited to take advantage of free early childhood screenings at North Side School in Fairfield on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17th and 18th. The screenings are desi...

A pleasant run of weather is expected for the next week, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. They say temperatures should run near normal this weekend, and t...

  A Benton, IL man has been sentenced in connection with a child porn and grooming case on Thursday. Reports out of Franklin County say 34 year old Kevin Goetz received a sentence of 18 years and...