Category Archives: Local News

    Pictured is Shana Downen, FMH February 2025 Employee of the Month, with Stephanie Martin, Med/Surg Nurse Manager.   Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has...

North Wayne Schools are offering Child Find/Preschool Screenings for children up to 5 years old who are not yet enrolled in public schools and will not be eligible for Kindergarten this fall. These sc...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is actively looking for campground hosts for the upcoming 2025 camping season at state parks, recreation areas, and historic sites throughout Illino...

Illinois is touting a growing amount of medical debt relief in the state. The Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program has abolished more than 220-million-dollars in medical debt for another 170-thousand ...

54-year-old Lee Snider of Fairfield pled guilty Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court to Domestic Battery. Snider was sentenced to Probation for a term of two years and also ordered to pay court costs....

Gary Carter, Chairman of the Illinois Eastern Community College (IECC) District Board of Trustees, has announced a special meeting set for Thursday morning. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at t...

The Grayville City Council met Monday night for a brief session. In light of recent issues with lift station pumps, the council approved an expenditure of $5,720 to Straeffer Pump for preventative mai...

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is currently investigating a house fire that occurred Monday morning on Illinois 14 in McLeansboro.   According to the McLeansboro Fire Department, multiple fire d...

Two separate crashes occurred in close proximity on I-64 north of Mt. Vernon Monday night.   Illinois State Police responded to two separate crashes on i-64 north of Mt. Vernon Monday Night. Stat...

Emergency personnel responded to a head-on crash involving a motorcycle on Tuesday afternoon.   According to Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard, just before 3:30, a motorcycle crashed head-on ...