Category Archives: Local News
FCHS ALUMNI INVITED TO SCHOOL TOUR, GROUP PHOTO OCTOBER 3RD
The Fairfield Community High School Alumni Association is inviting alumni to return to campus for a special school tour and group photo on Saturday, October 3rd. The school tour will begin at 11 a.m.,...
Sep 2, 2026
ISP RELEASES VIDEO OF FATAL JULY SHOOTING AT EFFINGHAM CHURCH
Illinois State Police has released video from a July incident at St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham that left a Missouri man dead. The incident occurred around 9:27 a.m. July 5, after church secu...
Sep 2, 2026
MT. CARMEL AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, RECEIVES $105,000 IN SUPPORT
Work continues on Mt. Carmel's new aquatic center, with construction progressing and more than $100,000 in new donations and commitments recently received for the project. Mayor Joe Judge told the Mt....
Sep 2, 2026
FOUR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVE TEACHER VACANCY GRANTS
Four Southern Illinois school districts are among 100 statewide sharing $15 million through Illinois' Teacher Vacancy Grant program. The Illinois State Board of Education says the funding is targeted ...
Sep 2, 2026
FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS LOGGING PROJECT IN SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest, ruling the agency violated the Endangered Species Act when it...
Sep 2, 2026
SNAKE ROAD CLOSED FOR ANNUAL FALL MIGRATION
Snake Road in the Shawnee National Forest is temporarily closed to vehicles as snakes and amphibians begin their annual fall migration. The U.S. Forest Service says Forest Service Road No. 345, common...
Sep 2, 2026
ILLINOIS CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS CONTINUE TOWARD MATURITY
Illinois corn and soybean crops continue to move toward harvest, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report released August 31st. For the week ending August 30, farmers had 6.3 da...
Sep 2, 2026
HALLOWEEN CANDY RECALLED OVER UNDECLARED MILK ALLERGEN
A Halloween candy product sold at several major retailers is being recalled because it contains milk that is not declared on the packaging. Crystal Temptations of North Arlington, New Je...
Sep 2, 2026
EXTREME HEAT WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH SATURDAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah says dangerous heat will continue across southern Illinois through the start of the Labor Day weekend. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect until 8 ...
Sep 2, 2026
FAIRFIELD MAN HELD WITHOUT RELEASE IN SHOOTING OF GIRLFRIEND
A Fairfield man has been ordered held in custody after being charged in connection with the Sunday morning shooting of his girlfriend. 53-year-old Rawleigh L. Bailey of Fairfield made his first appear...
Sep 2, 2026