Category Archives: Local News

The Skillet Fork Ruritan Club is hosting a Trivia Night tomorrow (Saturday) night at Mill Shoals Christian Church. The event will feature a variety of trivia categories for teams of 2 to 6 people. Ent...

The Bluford Ruritan Club invites local residents to its monthly community breakfast tomorrow (Saturday) morning at the Bluford Ruritan Building, located at 814 6th Street in Bluford. Breakfast will be...

A benefit fish fry will be held tomorrow (Saturday,) evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Johnsonville Ruritan Building, with proceeds going toward the Union Grove Camp building fund. The menu includ...

A Fairfield man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after police responded to reports of an individual walking with an AR-15 style rifle near local schools, prompting a temporary lockdown. Acco...

Wayne City Unit #100 will conduct Kindergarten Screening and Registration on Tuesday, March 31st, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Wayne City Grade School. Parents are asked to call Wayne City Elementar...

Residents across Southern Illinois are enjoying a stretch of warm and dry weather, with the National Weather Service forecasting notably mild conditions through Saturday. Temperatures are expected to ...

The Wayne City History Club is inviting the community to test their knowledge at a Trivia Competition on Saturday, March 7th, at the Wayne City High School Gym. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., with triv...

February is Earthquake Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of readiness as Illinois sits between the New Madrid Seismic Zone and the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone. While hundreds of small earthq...

Applications are now open for Wabash Communications scholarships, with more than $20,000 available to graduating high school seniors across the company's service area. Each year, Wabash Communications...

Families in the region will soon have access to free orthopedic assessments for children, thanks to a partnership between several local Elks Lodges and the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation. T...