Category Archives: Local News

In order to meet the growing needs of our patients, Fairfield Memorial Hospital Horizon Healthcare has expanded its Behavioral Health Counseling Services with the addition of Lauren Griswold, MSW, LCS...

The Flora City Council will meet this afternoon at 4:30 at Flora City Hall. Below is the agenda as submitted for tonight’s meeting. OPENING CEREMONIES CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANC...

The Albion Parks District Board will be holding their regular session Monday Evening Albion City Hall at 6 PM. The board will hear an update on the pickleball court project, hear an update on the new ...

The Albion City Council will meet at 7 PM at Albion City Hall. The city will look to pass on first reading an ordinance involving the W2E Grant for the new water plant. Officials will also look into w...

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission has announced a promotion and advancement. Jeff Vaughn has become a grant administrator for the commission. Jeff will be involved with infrastructure pr...

The 1099-G tax forms are now available for claimants in Illinois who received unemployment insurance benefits in 2023. Claimants who collected UI benefits last year need the 1099-G tax form to complet...

The spread of respiratory illnesses is going down in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the state’s overall respiratory illness level decreased from Low to Minimal in t...

Overall, the state of Illinois is reported to be seeing a decline in seasonal respiratory viruses according to the latest report from the CDC. The report also showed that Wayne County, along with Jeff...

A fire in West Frankfort Saturday destroyed a home and killed five family pets. Reports said no one was injured, but at least five animals died in the fire. West Frankfort Fire Chief Derek Sailliez sa...

Reports out of Jasper County say the Jasper County Courthouse, similar to the Wayne County Courthouse in Fairfield, is old, and officials are deciding whether to renovate the building or replace it. T...