Category Archives: Local News

The annual Flora Fun Fest Chili Cook-Off will return Saturday, September 19, and organizers are looking for individuals, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations to compete for this year's title....

  Two people have been arrested on felony charges as Illinois State Police investigate the death of an infant in Du Quoin. Perry County court and jail records show Amanda Russell, 28, and Michael...

Walker's Bluff Winery in Carterville announced Wednesday it will permanently close, with operators citing rising property taxes and continued financial losses. The closure does NOT affect Walker's Blu...

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has expanded cardiac care by introducing procedures previously more commonly performed at St. Louis hospitals. Cardiologist Dr. Lincoln Shenje is now p...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will meet tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in the FCHS Study Hall. Updates include; district revenues and expenses, registration and enrollment, CD r...

A Fairfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to aggravated assault. Forty-year-old Bradley McCulley pleaded guilty to the Class A misdemeanor charge and was placed on two years...

The 19th annual Edwards County corn yield survey is projecting a record estimated county average of 183.06 bushels per acre for 2026. The survey was conducted Tuesday by Bunge in Browns and the Edward...

The Clay County Health Department has confirmed the county's second West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample of the 2026 season. Health officials said the positive sample was collected in Clay City on...

The annual Wayne County Historical Society picnic will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. at Leo French Park in Fairfield. The meal is open to Historical Society members and their guests. Meat, drin...

Farmers braved late-summer rain Wednesday as they traveled across White County to assess this year's corn crop, with the annual crop tour projecting an average yield of 182.3 bushels per acre. Twenty-...