Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Community High School Varsity Scholastic team went 2 and 2 in a SIAC meet over the weekend. FCHS defeated Mt. Vernon and Herrin and lost to Marion by 10 points on the last question. They...

The Clothesline in Fairfield is teaming up with the Midwest Food Bank once again to provide Christmas food boxes. The give away will be on Saturday, December 16 starting at 7:00 AM. Officials with the...

Tonight is an important night as the Wayne County Senior Center and Community Center at 302 West Main Street will be holding a Medicare Part D 101 event. Patty Michels and Lisa Thomason, Senior Health...

The Edwards County Commissioners will be holding their meeting this morning at 9 at the Edwards County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include from the county Highway Department, a resolution for town...

Illinois is investing an additional three-point-five-million-dollars to boost youth mental health services across the state. The funding is being awarded to 19 different applicants. That includes 200-...

Illinois is punishing the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Insurance announced fines of nearly 232-thousand-dollars for Health Care Service Corporation ...

A federal appeals court is upholding Illinois' assault weapons ban. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the ban doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution. The law passed in January in ...

Nearly ideal weather conditions greeted those attending and participating in this year's Fairfield Veterans Day Parade, held Saturday afternoon in downtown Fairfield. Prior to the parade, there was a ...

Here's the latest on area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield and at Clay City both have a reading of 4.33 feet. Flood stage east of Fairfield is 17 feet and 18 ...

Daylight Saving Time came to an end earlier this morning, with Standard Time now in effect until at least the second weekend of March of next year. An Associated Press Report says some experts believe...