Category Archives: Local News

  Hot and humid conditions are expected to continue across southern Illinois and surrounding areas, with daily heat index values reaching as high as 100 to 106 degrees. The National Weather Servi...

(Photo credit: Kim Hinkle Photography)   This year's Miss Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Pageant will feature a special addition, as 17-year-old Jordyn Ahlfield has been named Honorary Miss Fairfield Fa...

The deadline for children to enter the 2026 Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Prince and Princess Contest is 4 p.m. today (Monday). Completed entry forms and a recent photograph of the child should be returned ...

Local 4-H members from Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash and Wayne counties earned numerous honors while exhibiting their general projects at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The local member...

(Pictured left to right: Nathan Gentz, Foundation Director; Hollie Barrett, MSN, RN, CRHCP, Chief Nursing Officer; Jerry Cox; Cheyenne Summerfield, PT and Mary McCulley, RN BSN CRHCP, Director of Clin...

The Grayville Community Arts Association crowned the winners of its 2026 "Stars, Stripes & Sashes" Miss Grayville Pageant Saturday at the Wabash Theater. Lexi Windle was crowned Miss Grayville, wh...

One person was injured Saturday morning in a crash involving two semi-trucks on Interstate 70 near Effingham. The Effingham Fire Department responded around 10:32 a.m. to westbound I-70 just east of M...

State and local officials are celebrating the opening of the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Station in Carbondale held Friday afternoon. The $26 million transportation center brings several passenge...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has added two conditions to the list of medical issues that can qualify residents for the state's Medical Cannabis Patient Program. IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vo...

The Hope Center will hold a special Back-to-School Feed the Family event Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 9 a.m. The event will be held at the Hope Center, located at 23 West Cherry Street in Albi...