Category Archives: Local News

The New Hope Grade School Board of Education meets tonight with items on the agenda including; a public hearing with public input concerning the intent to sell $383,000 School Fire Prevention and Safe...

Merriam Community Church is having a benefit concert for Carrie Jo Dagg, the Wayne County Coroner on Thursday, January 30th at 6:30pm. Carrie was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer ...

  Thaylee Dunaway, a Senior at Edwards County High School won the VFW #8222 Voice of Democracy Essay Contest held Sunday. Dunaway was awarded $500 and will advance to the next level of competitio...

(Photo credit: Mt. Vernon Police Department) A 45-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been found guilty by a Jefferson County Court jury of first-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting i...

Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan concluded their case on Thursday, signaling a significant moment in the corruption trial of the longtime Democratic powerbroker.   Foll...

  The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a COLD WEATHER ADVISORY until 12 Noon today (Monday) for all of Southern Illinois. Very cold wind chills as low as 10 degrees below zero. Fros...

The Illinois Sheriffs' Association announces that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 20...

Two Cisne Middle School students performed well Saturday at the district level of the Elk's Hoop Shoot contest held at Salem. Rhett Ellis won 1st place making 23 out of 25 free throws in the 10-11 yea...

The 103rd Annual Meeting of the Wayne County Farm Bureau will be held on Thursday, March 6th at the First Christian Church in Fairfield at 5:30 p.m. Members must RSVP their attendance by calling 618-8...

Today marks Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day, a federal, state, and local holiday. As a result, schools are closed, and most government offices-including city halls and area courthouses-are not opera...