Category Archives: Local News

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky are keeping an eye on two storm systems expected to affect the area this week, one of which could be quite wet and another one which co...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...