Category Archives: Local News

A 43-year-old bicyclist from Carmi, James Easton, died Saturday evening after being struck by a vehicle near Ewing Road on Illinois State Highway 37 in Franklin County just before 6:30. Emergency crew...

  The Illinois Petroleum Resources Board and the Indiana Oil & Gas Association are teaming up to host the Illinois Basin Safety Awareness Day on Thursday, February 26th, at the 404 Seed Stati...

  Tickets are now on sale for the 8th annual Hamilton County Food and Brew Fest, set for Saturday, February 21st at the Big Red Barn in McLeansboro. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests can sam...

The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) Monday launched the 2026 "Makers Madness" contest, a bracket-style tournament that lets voters choose what locally-made product should be crowned The Cool...

The Wayne County 4-H program is continuing its new Spark After School program in both Fairfield and Wayne City, offering local youth the opportunity to discover new interests and hobbies outside of sc...

  According to data compiled by the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board from Illinois' 43 oil-producing counties, Illinois crude oil production totaled 6,774,035 barrels in 2025, . This marks a sl...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Friday that member schools have voted to approve a special by-law proposal that will affect the start date of the 2026 football season and the ...

More than 200 of the region's top students gathered Wednesday at Rend Lake College, putting their academic skills to the test in the annual Academic Challenge. Participants from area high schools comp...

    COUNTRY Financial and the Illinois Farm Bureau are teaming up to provide essential economic and financial information for farmers at a series of ag summits throughout Illinois this month...

The Johnsonville Community Ruritan Club will host a Bingo Night fundraiser on Friday, February 20th with games starting at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Johnsonville Community Ruritan Bui...