Category Archives: Local News

A bill that would ban certain types of food additives is advancing in the Illinois Senate. The bill would prohibit certain additives that are often used in candies, soda and other highly processed foo...

An Illinois lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to help residents who move to Illinois from other states because of restrictions on healthcare and other personal issues. The bill is a response to laws in so...

The Edwards County School Board was set to meet tomorrow evening, but the meeting has been moved to February 27th. The change is due to the Edwards County Lady Lions playing in the Sectional Champions...

The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has announced a new feature that is a part of their mobile app. Department officials say that you can now request extra patrols with the press of the Extra P...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital and FMH Home Health have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold S...

The Fairfield Park District is now accepting applications for Lifeguards for the summer. Lifeguards must be 15 years of age by the date of certification classes in May. Certification or recertificatio...

During the morning before heading to work on Tuesday, gas was $3.35 per gallon at most filling stations. Just before 9, many stations raised gas prices to $3.69 per gallon, a 34 cent per gallon jump. ...

Illinois State Police say they seized almost 18-thousand pounds of illegal drugs last year. State Police say they also arrested more than 19-hundred people last year on charges ranging from drugs and ...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to address what analysts think may be a tight fiscal year in his State of the State speech tonight. Forecasters have predicted the state is on course for a 900-milli...

The board members agreed to pay the balance of a local family's water bill, who had lost their home recently to a fire. The residents of Mill Shoals will see an increase in their trash rate by one dol...