Category Archives: Local News

Burnt Hill Cattle Company is teaming up with University of Illinois Extension to host the second of four twilight meetings at their farm on Monday, June 12, at 6 p.m. Extension Educators have partnere...

Illinois is set to receive nearly three million dollars as part of a bipartisan nationwide settlement. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Illinois and 41 other states negotiated a payout ...

Governor Pritzker will continue his tour around Illinois today to promote the proposed state budget. Pritzker will be making stops in Peoria and Quincy. Lawmakers approved a 50-billion-dollar budget t...

As one would expect with the recent dry weather, area river stages remain well within their banks. Here's the latest stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.8 feet. Fl...

Legislation awaiting Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's signature requires health insurers in the state to cover hearing aids. Published reports said currently. insurance companies only have to cover h...

The Fairfield City Water Department has issued a boil order for the south side of Dorris Drive and north side of Young Drive. The order also will affect anyone who may have been without water during t...

A new manufacturing plant is coming to Jefferson County. Manner Polymers' new state-of-the-art Illinois facility in Mount Vernon will manufacture PVC compounds, including automotive PVC compounds for ...

Officials with Hamilton County have announced a burn ban for the entire county. The ban on open burning is in place until further notice. Officials say the ban is in place due to the lack of rain in t...

The McLeansboro City Pool was closed on Friday. City officials say the closure was due to an issue with the pH balance or acidity level with the water in the pool. City officials say they are looking ...

Free Swimming will be offered once again on Saturday at Fairfield City Pool as Gordy and Diane Toombs are sponsoring a free swim for the community. That swim will take place from 1-5 in the afternoon.