Category Archives: Local News

  A Mt. Carmel man wanted on a felony warrant in a Wabash County sex offender case has been apprehended. 66-year-old James H. Catt was arrested Sunday in Pike County, Indiana, after authorities r...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) and its Family Clinics are pleased to welcome Judy Robinson, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), to the care team at the McLeansboro Family Clinic. ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has announced that more than $1 million in technology grants is being awarded to 88 public libraries across the state, including three...

The Little Prairie Christian Church Wednesday Night Bible Study Family is hosting a Porkburger Fundraiser on Wednesday, June 25th beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the Albion Square.   Pork burger sandw...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies and Wayne City Fire and EMS personnel responded to a single-vehicle traffic accident Saturday afternoon just after 1 o'clock at 1025 IL Hwy 15 just east of the Sims Cro...

Baseball fans across Southern Illinois have a special reason to tune in to the Major League Baseball Draft on July 13th & 14th. That's when Zach Root, a standout pitcher for the Arkansas Razorback...

On Saturday, June 28th, at Leo French Park in Fairfield, a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to support 11-year-old Dalton Workman, a Center Street Grade School student currently battling Hodgkin's Lymphom...

The Volunteer Firemen's Association of West Salem, Inc. is preparing for its much-anticipated Annual Freedom Celebration, taking place over the weekend of June 28th and 29th. The two-day community eve...

Amateur radio enthusiasts across the country will be hitting the airwaves June 28th & 29th for the ARRL Field Day, one of the largest annual events for ham radio operators in North America.  ...

Classic car enthusiasts and proud vehicle owners will gather for the annual Car & Truck Show on Sunday, June 29th as part of the West Salem Freedom Celebration, hosted by the Volunteer Firemen's A...