Category Archives: Local News
Grayville City Council Met Monday
It was a very busy meeting for the Grayville City Council Monday night with a number of major actions following a closed door session The council approved an 8-year contract with Chief of Police Hatch...
Tony Collins Aug 31, 2023
Rachel Jennings Named FMH Employee of the Month for August
Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Rache...
Tony Collins Aug 31, 2023
Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Pharmacy To Establish Drug Takeback Program
Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Pharmacy announced today it has established a convenient medication take-back program for easy disposal of leftover, unused, and out of-date prescription and over-t...
Tony Collins Aug 31, 2023
Two FCHS Seniors Receive High Academic Honor
Two seniors at Fairfield Community High School were recipients of the 2023 College Board's Station Rural and Small Town Award. Seniors Ella Mayes Madeline Foster were recognized for their strong perfo...
Tony Collins Aug 31, 2023
Albion Fire Department Named Fire Department of the Year by IAMIC
The Albion Fire Department was honored as the Fire Department of the Year at the 142nd Convention of the Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies in August. Nominated by United Mutual Insura...
Tony Collins Aug 31, 2023
Illinois Increases Access to Mental Health Services for Farmers, Agricultural Communities
Illinois is expanding access to mental health services of rural farmers and agricultural communities. Governor Pritzker announced funding for the Farm Family Resource Initiative. The program was creat...
Tony Collins Aug 30, 2023
Advance Tickets for Rides Sold Out for McLeansboro Fall Festival
The McLeansboro Fall Festival is next weekend and officials after just 2 days of advance ticket sales for the carnival rides say that they are sold out. According to the McLeansboro Kiwanis Club, the ...
Tony Collins Aug 30, 2023
WADI Announces Samantha Locey As CSBG Scholarship Recipient
Wabash Area Development, Inc. has announced that Samantha Locey has been awarded awarded a Community Services Block Grant Scholarship for the 2023-24 school year. Samantha will be attending Frontier C...
Tony Collins Aug 29, 2023
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Gets New Deputy
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department welcomed a new deputy to their force recently. Bennie Webb is a recent graduate of the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy. Webb is currently undergoi...
Tony Collins Aug 29, 2023
Fairfield Man Arrested Following Domestic Violence Investigation
Fairfield Police at 1:59 AM Monday Morning were called to a residence at 608 West Douglas Street to investigate a complaint of domestic violence. At the scene, officers came in contact with 30-year-ol...
Tony Collins Aug 29, 2023