Category Archives: Local News

White County Treasurer Micheal Baxley is alerting residents the annual tax sale is coming up. The Treasurer's office will hold it's annual tax sale on Friday, February 2nd at the new Treasurer's offic...

Tuesday evening, Jefferson County authorities warned the public traveling on a portion of Highway 15 between Wayne City and Mount Vernon about a large group of cows out of a pasture following a Car vs...

Fairfield City Police arrested a Fairfield man on a trespassing charge Monday Evening. At 7:52 PM, Fairfield Police arrested 40-year-old Edward Riley on the charge. Officers say they found Riley on pr...

The Edwards County School Board met in regular session Monday night and heard from ADG architects concerning the possible construction of a bus maintenance barn which would be located on property owne...

The City of Fairfield for the month of November reported a loss of $196,034. A big portion of the loss involves water filtration and distribution. For the year, the city is down $347,086.

The Clay County Health Department has announced they are currently offering drive-thru Covid-19 testing. The service is offered Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The service...

Illinois State Police are investigating a recent murder in the Olney area. ISP has not released much information on the situation. ISP says the reason information is not being released is to protect t...

Dozens of granola bars and cereal products are being recalled for potential salmonella risk. The Quaker Oats Company issued the recall on Friday, advising consumers who bought the affected products to...

Next week, area trash and disposal companies will be on a one day delay in observance of the Christmas Holiday In a correction, Wayne City trash pickup is on normal schedule this week. They will be on...

Wayne County VFW Memorial Post 4535 of Fairfield has announced this year's Voice of Democracy winners. The Voice of Democracy is the VFW's premier scholarship program. Each year more than 2 million do...