Category Archives: Local News
BOIL ORDER LIFTED FOR CLAY CITY WATER CUSTOMERS
The Village of Clay City has officially lifted the boil order for all water customers. Residents are no longer required to boil their water before use. The boil order, which was previously issued as a...
Oct 31, 2025
SENTENCING FOR NORRIS CITY PASTOR ACCUSED OF COVID-19 LOAN FRAUD PUSHED TO NOVEMBER
The federal sentencing for 58-year-old Terry Hall of Norris City, originally scheduled for July 22nd has been rescheduled to November 10th. Hall, the former lead pastor at Turning Point Church of God ...
Oct 30, 2025
FRAN CARTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FASHION SHOW RETURNS SUNDAY
The Frontier Community College Foundation and Carnaby Square are once again partnering to present the Fifth Annual Fran Carter Memorial Scholarship Fashion Show on Sunday at First Christian Church in ...
Oct 30, 2025
IDOT, POLICE URGE SAFE AND SOBER DRIVING THIS HALLOWEEN
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), together with the Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies statewide, is reminding motorists that becoming an "impaired driving monster" thi...
Oct 30, 2025
ILLINOIS FALL TURKEY HARVEST DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR
Efforts to manage Illinois' wild turkey population saw a slight decline this season, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). During the October 18-26 fall firearm season, hun...
Oct 30, 2025
PRITZKER DIRECTS $20 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN ILLINOIS FOOD BANKS
Governor JB Pritzker has signed an executive order allocating $20 million in state funding to bolster food banks across Illinois as they prepare for an anticipated rise in demand. The order provides $...
Oct 30, 2025
XENIA FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST TRUNK OR TREAT AND HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
The Xenia Fire Department is inviting families to join in the Halloween fun with a Trunk or Treat and Movie Night Friday at 108 Church Street in Xenia. The Trunk or Treat event will take place from 6 ...
Oct 30, 2025
JEFFRIES VISITS ILLINOIS TO DISCUSS CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries visited Illinois Monday to meet with members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Black members of the state's congressional delegation in Chicago. L...
Oct 30, 2025
STATE OF ILLINOIS NEWS BRIEFS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
Jury Convicts Sean Grayson of 2nd-Degree Murder In Massey Death (Springfield, IL) -- A jury is convicting a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey...
Oct 30, 2025
TWO ARRESTED TUESDAY BY WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reported two arrests Tuesday. Christopher L. Bartley, 52, of Mill Shoals, was taken into custody on a Wayne County warrant for possession of methamphetamin...
Oct 30, 2025