Category Archives: Local News
Weather Officials Continue To Show Concern for Weather System Coming To Area On Tuesday
Officials at the National Weather Service Office in Paducah are continuing to show concern for the weather system that the area will see Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. In the latest briefing to m...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
Update on Lockdowns at FCHS and Center Street School
At 1145 AM this morning, Fairfield Police placed FCHS and Center Street School on lock down for approximately 25 minutes. Police say the reason was in reference to a citizen report of a vehicle travel...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
FCHS Under Lockdown Earlier Today
Fairfield Community High School was under a precautionary lock down earlier this morning. In a statement released by FCHS officials, "At the advisement of local police FCHS was placed on a soft lockdo...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
West Salem Grade School Releases Q2 Honor Roll
The West Salem Grade School has released their 2nd quarter honors for this school year. SIXTH GRADE - Superintendent's Honors———- 4.0 Emma Dyckma JJ Spray Scholastic High Honors̵...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
GWRPC Hosting Hazard Mitigation Meetings
The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission and the University of Illinois are hosting Community Kick-Off meetings for the FEMA 5-County Hazard Mitigation Plan, which aims to identify potential en...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
Illinois Statewide Headlines for 1/5/24
Presidential candidates are filing to appear on the March Illinois primary ballot. Representatives for Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challengers filed petitions yesterday. The Republic...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
National Weather Service Releases Forecast Showing Potential of Snow In the Next Week
Officials at the National Weather Service in Paducah are showing the potential for snowfall greater than an inch for a few days over the next week. Chance number one comes on Friday. With that, it sho...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
Illinois Lawmaker Seeks To Ban Madigan Portrait From State Capitol
An Illinois lawmaker wants to ban a portrait of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan from being hung in the state Capitol. There are paintings of the six past speakers hanging in the Illinois...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
City of Olney Remembering Sergeant Losing His Life to Cancer
The Olney Police Department in Richland County is paying respects to one of their finest. Sergeant William Joshua Schlick passed away due to cancer on January 2nd. Schlick had been a police officer wi...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
FMH Emergency Department Staff Recognized
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Patient Safety Organization announced the recipients of two MAPS PSO Patient Safety Champion awards in recognition of extraordinary efforts to improve patient s...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024