Category Archives: Local News

The McLeansboro City Council handled library staffing, financial matters and preparations for the upcoming Fall Festival during its meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Chad May began by recognizing high scho...

Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation is developing a community garden designed to provide fresh produce to patients and help address food insecurity across Southern Illinois. The project will...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a new statewide campaign encouraging residents to register as organ and tissue donors. The campaign began airing Monday on television, radio,...

The annual Wayne County Corn and Soybean Yield Tour will be held Monday, August 24th marking the 43rd year for the local event. Wayne County Corn Growers President Gregg Barnard said the tour began in...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau will host its First Annual Wayne County Farm to Table Dinner on Tuesday, September 15th to celebrate local agriculture and raise money for agricultural education programs....

The Wayne County Homelessness Coalition will host a porkburger fundraiser on Saturday on the Save A Lot parking lot in Fairfield. Serving will begin at 9 a.m. and continue while supplies last. There i...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau and Edwards County Sportsman's Club will offer an Edwards County Hunter Safety Class on Sept ember 18th & 19th at locations in Albion. The course will begin Friday, ...

  The Xenia Fish Fry will return Saturday with a full day of activities for the entire family. Events begin at noon with registration for the car show, the start of the tractor pull and a silent ...

One person was detained following a domestic dispute in Sesser late Monday afternoon that brought several law enforcement agencies to the scene. Officers from the Sesser Police Department, Illinois St...

Flora Rotary will bring local history to life during its 12th annual Shadows of Elmwood Cemetery Tour on September 11 and 12. Tours begin at 5 p.m. each evening, with ticket sales continuing until 9 p...