Category Archives: Local News

  Rain moved into the Southern Illinois region Sunday night and is expected to persist through most of the week, according to the National Weather Service. Beginning Tuesday, residents can expect...

(Pictured is Debbie Vaughn, FMH's February Employee of the Month.)   Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary pa...

The Wayne County Democratic Party held its meeting on Wednesday, February 18th with members discussing voter outreach efforts leading up to the March primary election, upcoming fundraising, and plans ...

Registration is now open for local in-person pesticide license testing sessions in Fairfield, Olney and Effingham. These sessions offer a convenient option for commercial, private, or special license ...

  Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) will host a series of Student/Parent Information Nights-known as SPIN Nights-next month, designed to help prospective students and their families take...

The ongoing debate over the future home of the Chicago Bears took center stage last Thursday as Illinois lawmakers moved a key stadium bill forward. The Illinois House Public Finance Committee advance...

In response to higher-than-normal natural gas bills due to recent extreme cold and rising gas prices, the Village of Cisne will not charge penalties on March gas bills, according to Village Collector ...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky say the region has a pretty good chance for several rounds of rainfall and possibly some thunderstorms next week. Some chances for rain...

A district judge has sentenced an Olney, IL man to 28 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to producing child pornography of a 13-year-old minor. 37 year old Joseph Jared St. Pierre pled guilt...

A voluntary recall of cottage cheese is being issued by Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Published reports say the company is voluntarily recalling certain Great Value cottage cheese products sold at Wal Mart. ...