Category Archives: Local News

Sparklight is now accepting applications for the company's Charitable Giving Fund which supports local nonprofit organizations. Applications can be submitted online through a link down below through t...

Dateline Fairfield; The Missing Girl will be on later this week. It is the story of 15-yer-old Megan Nichols. Nichols was murdered by her then boyfriend Brodey Murbarger. Murbarger is currently servin...

While the number of folks that have been celebrating Mule Days since it began is probably low if any at all, as this year's Enfield fall celebration is observing its 102nd year. This year's theme "The...

The 2023 Fairfield PaintOut ended Saturday with awards presented to participating artists. Eighteen artists submitted more than 150 works for the show & sale that was held at the Floral Hall on the Wa...

The City of Fairfield is reminding the public that beginning October 2nd they will be doing a "free chlorine burn" on the city's water lines. They say this mean they will be switching from what the ci...

Wine lovers are reminded it's time for the annual Wine and Art Festival at Rend Lake. The annual event will be held this Saturday and Sunday and will feature 11 different Southern Illinois Wineries. T...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is confirming the first detection of spotted lanternfly in Illinois. Following a report of a live adult on September 16th, officials visited the area of the repo...

A groundbreaking marijuana bill has advanced in the Senate. The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday gave their approval to the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act, which allows legal ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias [[ ah-LEX-ee jih-NEW-lee-us ]] is recommending increasing the age requirement for mandatory driving tests from 75 to 79. Giannoulias said numbers show tha...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public that the use of drones for hunting is not allowed in the state. The unlawful use of drones for hunting could result in enforcement ...