Category Archives: Local News

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has announced that 2025 will mark the final year of its beloved Art and Craft Fair, bringing to a close a nearly 50-year tradition that began in 1977. The fair, one of t...

A blood drive will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) from Noon to 6 p.m. at Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church off the Blue Mound Road in Cisne. As a thank-you, all donors will receive a $15 gift card by...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is warning the public about a data breach. The agency learned on February 11th that someone was conducting a phishing scam targeting HFS emplo...

Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus have filed a lawsuit challenging what they describe as an unconstitutional process used to pass the state's $55 billion budget package near midnight.   Stat...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments are now being issued to help livestock producers recover from grazing losses caused b...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $5 million funding opportunity through its newly established Overflow and Sewer Grant (OSG) Program, aimed at helping local governmen...

The Fairfield City Council will meet for its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10th at 6pm at City Hall, preceded by a public hearing at 5:50 p.m. to open bids for the sale of property at 303 NE 7th St...

Families and young readers are invited to an exciting and educational summer reading event at Groff Library in Grayville on Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. The program, titled "Art of the Wild: Animal Col...

Wayne City Matters presents Bingo Night on Friday, June 13th at the Wayne City Community Building. The evening of fun will begin with food service at 6:00 p.m., followed by bingo games starting at 6:3...

FAIRFIELD, IL - Frontier Community College has announced its Academic Honors recipients for the Spring 2025 semester. A total of 99 students earned recognition for their academic excellence and commit...