Category Archives: Local News

On June 10, 2023 the Clay County Sheriff's Office received a report of a stolen ATV in Songer Township. On Wednesday, a deputy observed what he believed to the stolen ATV traveling on Vandalia Rd. nea...

The City of Fairfield Water Department has also recently issued a boil order. This order is in place involving SE 9th Street and Witter Drive. Officials say to boil your water for human consumption pr...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is in the middle of a record breaking month. IDOT announced that bids on 236 contracts for highway and bridge projects were accepted at its June letting. That...

Governor Pritzker is awarding 26-million-dollars in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. The credits will fund 18 affordable housing developments in 12 counties throughout Illinois. The developments includ...

New legislation awaiting Governor Pritzker's signature would expand identification options for undocumented immigrants. The measure approved by lawmakers would allow non-citizen residents who are elig...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is taking legal action in support of a teen hockey player. Raoul today filed an amicus brief with the Illinois Supreme Court. The AG says the litigation involves ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services is providing a hotline for anyone contemplating suicide or facing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. 988 is a confidential lifeline and is available 2...

The IECC Boars of Trustees met for their normal session Tuesday Evening. Early in the meeting, the board recognized the Wabash Valley College Men's Baseball team for finishing in second place in the N...

The City of McLeansboro has made an intersection at North Hancock and East Market a 4-way stop. This is the intersection to the northwest of St. Clements Catholic Church. City officials say the be ext...

The IECC Board of Trustees is set to meet at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel this evening. The board will hear their monthly reports from trustees, Chancellor Gower, Presidents of Olney Central,...