Category Archives: Local News

The Edwards County 4-H Program recently received an Illinois 4-H Food Advocacy Grant. Hayley Perry, Unit 25 2023-2024 4-H Ambassador for Edwards County, applied for the grant on behalf of the program....

With the primary Election Day 19 days away, those who have turned in their ballots already may have cast a ballot that essentially tossed away a vote. On Wednesday, a judge on appeal removed Donald Tr...

Judge Valentine in Wayne County Court handed down a pair of sentences on Thursday. 37-year-old Amanda M. Scott of Fairfield pled guilty on a charge of unlawful possession of meth. As a part of the ple...

The West Salem Village Board met Monday Evening at West Salem Village Hall for their February session. The Village has been approved for a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The ...

Governor Pritzker is encouraging families that want to have children through IVF to come to Illinois. Pritzker said Wednesday that he will continue his commitment of protecting reproductive healthcare...

An Illinois judge has removed former President Trump from the state’s ballot. The reason for the removal was the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.” A stay was is...

The IECC Board of Trustees during their February Meeting Tuesday approved a rate increase for tuition. The increase is around 22.7 percent and is the first tuition hike in the IECC since 2021. The mea...

The IECC Board of Trustees during their February session approved work on the synchronous lecture halls at the IECC campus locations. A total of 4 classrooms at an overall cost of $866,344.22. The IEC...

During the IECC Board of Trustees meeting in Fairfield on Tuesday, IECC Chancellor Dr. Ryan Gower reported a drop in enrollment by 3% district wise. Gower feels the drop is because it is getting harde...

A pair of projects that the IECC is in the process of has hit some snags according to IECC Officials. According to the report at the IECC Board, work on a parking lot at Frontier Community College in ...