Category Archives: Local News

Bling Things and More, Ltd. held their Grand Opening Wednesday afternoon at the Westport Plaza Shopping Center in Fairfield. Owned and operated by Stacey West, Bling Things and More, Ltd. is new retai...

The 5th Division of the American Legion in Illinois hosted its High School Constitutional Oratorical Contest at the Centralia American Legion Post 446 last Saturday (January 11th). Two contestants fro...

  In the photo: (from left) HMHD Outpatient Services Director Farrah Boyd, HMHD Board Vice President Jason Waier, HMHD CEO Victoria Woodrow, HMHD Board Member Greg Muehlenbein, HMHD Board Member ...

The North Wayne School Board met last (Wednesday) night with a very short agenda. The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: the minutes of the December 18th, 2024 regular meeting, ...

140 members of the Illinois National Guard are set to deploy to Washington, D.C., to support security efforts for the 60th presidential inauguration. The deployment includes about 110 soldiers and 30 ...

Authorities in East Tennessee are searching for 15-year-old Kayden Westerfield, who went missing in the early hours of New Year's Eve from a foster home in East Ridge.   Kayden has family ties to...

Several individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court recently. 31-year-old Jonathan L. Downen of Benton pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony. Downe...

The Fairfield Public Library will be hosting a Jigsaw Puzzle Mania Contest Saturday, February 8th at 10am. Teams will compete to be the first to finish a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle. Each team must pre-re...

Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver's licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver's test from 79 to 87. Sec...

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, marking a 4.6% increase over the current budget. This increase includes: $...