Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Community High School Board will be holding a special session tomorrow evening at 7 PM in the district office. Prior to the executive session, there will be a public comment period. The ...

Wayne City Schools will be holding registration today from 12-noon to 5 PM. If you have already registered your child online, you do not need to come to the in-person registration. District officials ...

The Edwards County Fair in Albion Continues on Tuesday. Activities in the exhibit hall today include the Who Grew Contest from 5:30 PM until 7 PM and a Master Gardner's Food Preservation Display will ...

The Edwards County 4-H Sheep Show took place on Monday. In the Hampshire Division Gabe Wyatt showed the Champion and the Reserve Champion Ewes. In the Corriedale Division the Champion and Reserve Cham...

Norris City officials say the broken water main has been repaired. Furthermore, since the water main repaired was before the treatment plant, Mayor Skip Land says a boil order won't be necessary. On S...

The Carmi Police Department welcomes 2 new officers to the department during a swearing in ceremony at the White County Courthouse. White County Judge T. Scott Webb swore in officers Josh Howard and E...

In person registration in the Hamilton County Schools will take place from 8:30 this morning until 3 PM this afternoon at all 4 schools in the county. Online registration has been available since July...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital has announced their July 2023 Applause Employee Awards. Nurse Practitioner Morgan Warren, Katie Jackson, Revenue Cycle Supervisor, Minnie Wilson, Nurse, Delaney French, leve...

Illinois is expanding protections for veterans, active-duty soldiers, and military dependents. Governor Pritzker signs five bills that do so. One measure creates the "Veteran Service Organization Stat...

A child remains hospitalized following an incident over the weekend at the Effingham County Fair horse races. Authorities say a horse racing pace car hit five-year-old Harper Finn with an extended sta...