Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield City Council is set this evening at 6 at Fairfield City Hall. On the agenda, the city will take up an ordinance, amending the terms of appointments. The board will also make appointments...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Area Health Education Center has recently announced the recipients of scholarships. On Monday, officials announced that Mary Koontz of Fairfield Community High School and...

Officials with Hamilton County lifted their burn ban during the day on Monday. The order was put in place last week due to the dry conditions. Prior to Sunday's rain, it had been nearly 3 weeks since ...

Community Members and City Officials in Mount Carmel paid respects to a retiring firefighter Monday Evening. Raymond Griffin has been a firefighter with the city of Mount Carmel for 23 years. Robert B...

Illinois will be the first state in the nation to outlaw book bans. Governor Pritzker signed the legislation yesterday in Chicago. The measure will allow the Illinois secretary of state's office to de...

Governor Pritzker is using the "The Office" to spread wisdom to the younger generation. While delivering a commencement address at Northwestern University, the governor shared some practical advice he...

Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is being honored in Springfield. The Republican was in town yesterday as his portrait joined the "Hall of Governors" in the Illinois Capitol. The portrait was pai...

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is seeing a spike in abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The organization says it has experienced a 54-percent increase in abortion patie...

Frontier Community College has announced the 2023-24 nursing scholarship application is now available. The deadline for the application is Friday, July 1st. The scholarship information is available at...

Water Aerobics Classes get underway today at the Fairfield City Pool. Classes are Monday and Wednesday Evenings from 6 until 7 PM. Frontier Community College Volleyball Player and Lifeguard Jenna Rine...