Category Archives: Local News

The Bedford Township Fire Department will hold their annual Spring Fish Fry on Saturday, March 29th starting at 4pm. The dinner includes; golden fried fish, hush puppies, fries, slaw, and drink and th...

The Geff Ruritan Club will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve buffet breakfast on Saturday, March 8, from 7 to 9 a.m. The meal is available by donation. The menu includes sausage patties, sc...

The Fairfield Coin Club will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 9, at Frontier Community College in Fairfield. Doors open at 11 a.m., with the meeting and auction starting at 1:30 p.m. March is do...

Steven D. Weinhoeft has been appointed as the Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi. He previously held this position from 2018 to 2022 and ...

The Associated Press is reporting that over 80,000 jobs within the Department of Veterans Affairs will now be cut nationwide. Over 14 probationary employees have already been impacted at the Marion, I...

Pictured L to R: Quentin Pike, Emily Spray, Aiden McDowell, Parker Biggs, Gabe Wyatt, Hayley Perry, and Chase Shelton.   The Edwards County FFA team participated in the Parliamentary Procedure co...

Wabash Valley College (WVC) is now accepting scholarship applications for the upcoming academic year. Both new and current students are encouraged to apply for a variety of scholarships offered throug...

A man from Edwards County, Illinois, known nationally as the "Truck Stop Serial Killer," has been sentenced for another murder. In January, a jury took less than 90 minutes to find 73-year-old Bruce M...

A new defense attorney has been appointed for Ray Tate as he tries to withdraw his guilty plea to charges related to his capture in Clinton County after murdering Wayne County Deputy Sean Riley.  ...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested 38-year-old Joshua R. Vaughn of rural Fairfield Tuesday afternoon just before 1:30 for Possession of Methamphetamine and Assault. Deputies responded to the r...