Category Archives: Local News

Governor JB Pritzker visited Carbondale Wednesday to announce new state infrastructure investments for Southern Illinois, including $2 million dedicated to upgrading several key roads in the city's do...

Illinois lawmakers have approved Senate Bill 1911 to address a projected $267 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2026, caused in part by new federal corporate tax cuts from the recently passed One...

The National Weather Service in Paducah says Southern Illinois is enjoying a stretch of pleasant, seasonable weather, but big changes are on the way. High pressure continues to dominate the region, ke...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital announces the upcoming retirement of Patrick L. Molt, MD, FACS, General Surgeon, who will retire at the end of 2025 after 26 years of service to the hospital and to the res...

Frontier Community College (FCC) will host Nursing Information Sessions, offered both in-person and virtually, for students applying to the 2025 and 2026 nursing programs. Attendance at one of these s...

State Representative Dave Severin and State Senator Terri Bryant met with law enforcement officials at the Mt. Vernon Police Department this week to discuss ongoing challenges facing officers under re...

The Wayne City FFA chapter will honor area veterans with a special Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, November 11th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Ag Shop. Organizers invite all veterans, their familie...

Starting Monday, November 10th, Gateway Regional Water Company will temporarily modify its water disinfection process, using Free Chlorine instead of its usual Chloramines. The company plans to revert...

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is urging all Medicare recipients to review their health and drug plans during this year's Medicare Open Enrollment Period, which runs from now through December...

Three defendants appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday to enter guilty pleas in separate drug-related cases. Amanda G. Garner, 45, also known as Amanda G. Peters of Fairfield, pleaded guilty ...