Category Archives: Local News

Governor Pritzker was in Des Moines today for the Iowa Caucuses. The governor was serving as a surrogate for President Biden’s re-election campaign. Iowa Republicans were holding the first-in-th...

The last day of Open Enrollment for the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace is today. So far, more than 378-thousand Illinoisans have selected ACA Marketplace plans since the start of Open Enrollment on ...

On Sunday at approximately 10:00am, Wayne County Sheriff’s Officials were called to respond to a rural residence in Keenes, Il. The caller advised they believed someone was being held inside a r...

The bitterly cold temperatures according to National Weather Service officials are expected to continue through Wednesday. According to data from Paducah, wind chills could be as low as negative 15 de...

City, County, State, and Federal offices are closed today for the Martin Luther King Holiday. US mail is not delivered and many banks are also closed. Because of the cold temperatures, the Wayne Count...

The National Weather Service at Paducah has announced a few Severe Weather Storm Spotting Classes in our area. The first class in the area is set for February 1st in Mount Carmel at the Mount Carmel S...

Fairfield Police on Friday arrested a man on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Harry Howard Sapper the Third was taken into custody on the charges and booked into the Wayne Count...

The FCHS Varsity Scholastic Team in competition over the weekend tied for 2nd Place in the IHSSBCA Turnabout Tournament. They went 5 and 2 on the day with victories over Cumberland, Edwards County, Ef...

Officials with SSM Health, the operators of Clay County Hospital in Flora as well as Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon say that there was a data breach with NAVVIS & Company, LLC. Navvis is...

The Fairfield Public Library is excited to announce a Jigsaw Puzzle Mania Contest will take place on Saturday, February 10th at 10am. Teams will compete to be the first to finish a 500 piece jigsaw pu...