Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Statewide Headlines for 1/5/24
Presidential candidates are filing to appear on the March Illinois primary ballot. Representatives for Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challengers filed petitions yesterday. The Republic...
Tony Collins Jan 05, 2024
National Weather Service Releases Forecast Showing Potential of Snow In the Next Week
Officials at the National Weather Service in Paducah are showing the potential for snowfall greater than an inch for a few days over the next week. Chance number one comes on Friday. With that, it sho...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
Illinois Lawmaker Seeks To Ban Madigan Portrait From State Capitol
An Illinois lawmaker wants to ban a portrait of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan from being hung in the state Capitol. There are paintings of the six past speakers hanging in the Illinois...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
City of Olney Remembering Sergeant Losing His Life to Cancer
The Olney Police Department in Richland County is paying respects to one of their finest. Sergeant William Joshua Schlick passed away due to cancer on January 2nd. Schlick had been a police officer wi...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
FMH Emergency Department Staff Recognized
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Patient Safety Organization announced the recipients of two MAPS PSO Patient Safety Champion awards in recognition of extraordinary efforts to improve patient s...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
Wayne County Releases 911 Call Information from 2023
The Wayne County E911 Center, which is answered by Fairfield Police Department telecommunicators, has released information for calls taken during the 2023 calendar year. According to officials at the ...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
Annie’s Project Empowers Women in Agriculture
Women may be an underrepresented group in the field of agriculture, but thanks to a local course, area participants can receive support and guidance. Annie’s Project is a training program design...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
New Hope General Baptist Announces Scholarship Opportunities
The New Hope General Baptist Church located at 449 County Road 1800 East, Fairfield, IL is offering three scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year. Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to a stude...
Tony Collins Jan 03, 2024
Albion City Council Recap From 1/2/24
The Albion City Council met in a regular session on Tuesday Evening. Before the meeting, a hearing was held concerning an application for a community development block grant which the money would be u...
Tony Collins Jan 02, 2024
Entire Eldorado Boys Basketball Coaching Staff Dismissed
The entire Eldorado Eagles Boys Basketball coaching staff has been fired following a special school board meeting in Eldorado Tuesday Evening. At the meeting, school board officials terminated Head Co...
Tony Collins Jan 02, 2024