Category Archives: Local News

A 31-year-old man from Wayne City, James Burge, sustained injuries in a pickup truck-deer accident Friday night just before 9:30 on the Route 161 Extension at the Johnson Road intersection, southeast ...

A home and a pole barn were both lost in separate fires in Jefferson County on Friday night.   A house owned by Jeff Smith, located in the 15,000 block of North Campground Lane east of Mt. Vernon...

Gabby Barrett To Headline Du Quoin State Fair: Gabby Barrett is taking the stage at the Du Quoin State Fair this summer. The multi-platinum country star will be performing on the Du Quoin State Fair G...

For anyone traveling southbound toward the Kentucky-Illinois State Line, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announces that work zone lane restrictions on the I-24 Ohio River Bridge in Me...

Wayne City Fire Department and Wayne City Ambulance personnel responded to a report of an attached garage on fire Sunday morning at 12:07 at 285 County Road 400 East southwest of Wayne City. Fire Chie...

  The Regional Office of Education #20 presents "Prevention Starts With All" a community presentation for adults ONLY with guest speaker and former NBA player, Chris Herren on Wednesday, March 12...

Two Fairfield Mules and two Edwards Co. Lions Boy's Basketball players have been named to the Black Diamond Conference-East Team. Justice Dagg and Brayton Robertson from the Mules were selected along ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review a case regarding a Carbondale ordinance that created a buffer zone between anti-abortion activists and individuals seeking reproductive care. This de...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has launched a new program offering cost-share and financial incentives for producers and landowners who are new to using cover crops or who implement tec...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed its previous decision allowing year-round E15 sales in eight Midwest states, including Illinois, starting April 28th.   In response to...