Category Archives: Local News

  An Elkville man is facing additional felony charges following a head-on crash that claimed the lives of a Southern Illinois woman and her unborn son. Online court records show 30-year-old Chris...

Country music star Lainey Wilson has set a new attendance record at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand. Wilson performed before more than 15,500 fans Saturday night in Springfield, breaking the previo...

The community of Bluford will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a full day of family-friendly activities on Saturday at the Bluford Ruritan Building, 814 Sixth Street. The celebration will feature ...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is expanding its support of local FFA students with a new grant program for Supervised Agricultural Experience Entrepreneurship projects. The Farm Bureau will award six $1...

  Fairfield Mules football fans can once again tune in to LIVE radio broadcasts as WFIW-FM, 104.9 and TOC Sports Network brings Friday night game action back to the airwaves for the 2026 season. ...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 Board of Education will meet in regular session Wednesday evening at Cisne Middle School. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Among items on...

Heavy rainfall across central Illinois and Indiana is expected to send the Wabash River out of its banks across portions of Southern Illinois over the next several days. The National Weather Service f...

The City of Fairfield has announced that petitions for candidates seeking alderman seats in the April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election will be available beginning August 25. Seats up for election include...

Edwards County Correspondent, Mark Curtis has the recap of last (Monday) night's Edwards County School Board meeting.  

  The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a major egg recall to its highest risk classification because of possible Salmonella contamination. The recall involves eggs produced by Midwest Po...