Category Archives: Local News
TIME CHANGE WEEKEND, FALL BACK ONE HOUR SUNDAY MORNING AT 2AM
This weekend, Americans will turn back their clocks Saturday night before going to bed, marking the end of daylight-saving time in 2024. This annual practice involves "falling back" an hour, giving mo...
Oct 30, 2024
GUILTY PLEAS IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TUESDAY
Two area residents appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. 52-year-old Thomas Cramer of Fairfield pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia. Cramer was sentenced to ...
Oct 30, 2024
FAIRFIELD RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPOND TO TRUCK FIRE IN GEFF SATURDAY
The Fairfield Rural Fire Department was called out Saturday afternoon around 4:30 to a report of a truck on fire in Geff. The driver, Christopher McGee from Flora abandoned his vehicle after it began ...
Oct 30, 2024
WEB PRINTING CONTROLS RAPID RESPONSE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY
A workshop has been scheduled for Friday from 9am to 12 noon at Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College. This is for those who were employed at Web Printing Controls South of Fairf...
Oct 30, 2024
FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SENIOR LIFE SOLUTIONS TO HOST ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS ANGEL TREE
The Senior Life Solutions Department is sponsoring an Antique Christmas Angel Tree for older adults throughout the community who are in need or do not have any family nearby. Each ornament on the Anti...
Oct 30, 2024
GATEWAY REGIONAL WATER COMPANY WATER DISINFECTION PROCESS STARTING NOVEMBER 8TH
Gateway Regional Water Company will be using Free Chlorine instead of Chloramines for water disinfection starting November 8th. They will switch back to Chloramines on December 20th. If you have healt...
Oct 30, 2024
BB GUN MEAT SHOOT SATURDAY IN CISNE
All Star Package in Cisne will be having a BB Gun Meat Shoot this Saturday, November 2nd. Sign up starts at 11:00am, Shoot starts at 12:30pm. There will be divisions for both Kids (12 & under) and...
Oct 30, 2024
JEREMY TUCKER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE JUNE 2023 CRASH THAT KILLED A FAIRFIELD TEEN
46-year-old Jeremy L. Tucker of Fairfield was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday by Judge Denton Aud to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the June 5th, 2023 death of ...
Oct 30, 2024
NOW, CAVE-IN-ROCK FERRY TO RESUME WEEKEND OPERATIONS
Officials have announced the Cave-In-Rock ferry will resume its weekend operations on a reduced schedule while addressing staffing shortages. Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry A. Newcom m...
Oct 30, 2024
AREA NONPROFIT PROVIDING CLOTHES, SHOES FOR KIDS IN NEED
More than a hundred students in need will soon receive new clothing, thanks to an area nonprofit organization. Staff from the Egyptian Health Department, local schools, and the Fowler Bonan Fou...
Oct 30, 2024