Category Archives: Local News

Two second-level nursing students at Frontier Community College were recently awarded $500 as recipients of the Debra Jean Withrow Scholarship. This year's recipients are Katie Gruen and Kenna Stum. T...

The most recent Clemence Elizabeth Cox Scholarships have been awarded to eight deserving students enrolled in their second and first year of the nursing program at Frontier Community College. Applican...

Three seniors at Wayne City High School earned academic honors from the College Board. All three have been named National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA) recipients based on their outstanding PSAT ...

The head of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is resigning. Director Theresa Eagleson announced she will be leaving the department at the end of the year. The governor has appo...

The embattled director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is stepping down. The governor announced that Marc Smith will resign at the end of the year. Smith took over the belea...

On Saturday, Fairfield Memorial Hospitals 3D Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Horizon Healthcare Clinic at Cisne. The unit will be there beginning at 8 AM. Officials say that you can schedule an...

Officials in Albion have announced they are still getting caught up after being out due to Illness on Monday and Tuesday. As of this morning, officials say nobody will be in the office until next Tues...

A Hamilton County Sophomore has been chosen as part of Murray State University's Quad State Honor Choir. Hamilton County School Officials announced that Shiloh Willis was one of 200 students selected ...

Tonight, The city of Fairfield will be front and center for the world to see. Dateline NBC will be running the story of the murder of Megan Nichols. Nichols disappeared in 2014 and her remains were fo...

Wayne City High School Principal Stephen Ellis has announced that Zoe Wiggins has been selected by faculty as the September Senior of the Month. Zoe is the daughter of Dustin and Renee Wiggins of Wayn...