Category Archives: Local News

A boil order has been issued for the Bt Prairie Water System from Lewis Scrap Metal going west to Shrewsbury Road in Mill Shoals. For questions, call Wayne Carter at 618-383-5850.

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, has released the results of the Distracted Driving Enforcement Program conducted in Marion and Wayne counties during March. This initia...

Johnsonville LLC, based in Momence, IL, is recalling 22,672 pounds of cheddar bratwurst after receiving consumer complaints about hard plastic in the product, as reported by the USDA's Food Safety and...

The Women's Center at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital marked a significant milestone with a record-breaking 150 births in March 2025, making it their busiest month ever.   A spokeswoman for th...

The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING in effect for all of Southern Illinois tonight (Monday) and until 9am Tuesday morning. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 to 30 degrees exp...

The City of Fairfield's Business District Committee is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, at 4:30 PM. The meeting will take place at Fairfield City Hall and will focus on the foll...

University of Illinois Extension is expanding the reach of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education by adding a local SNAP-Ed Educator. Alizah Harper will serve as the SNAP-Ed Educator ...

Flooding continues in the region this morning following several inches of rainfall that has fallen this week. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, radar estimates show betwe...

The Fairfield City Council meets this Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Preceding the regular meeting is a Public Hearing at 5:50 p.m. concerning the opening of bids for the sale of property on NE 7th Street. R...

  Unemployment was down in the south-central Illinois region for February, according to information from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. They say over-the-year, the unemployment r...