Category Archives: Local News
Enfield Village Board Recap from December Meeting
The Enfield Village Board met Tuesday night for the last time in 2023. The board opened the bids received for the 2006 Ford F250 and the 2003 Ford Crown Vic Interceptor. They accepted the highest bids...
Tony Collins Dec 14, 2023
Carmi Man Arrested on Clay County Warrant
A Carmi man was placed under arrest just before 9pm Wednesday night. 30 year old Glenn Stauffenberg was picked up by Carmi Police after a pedestrian stop related to a suspicious person call according ...
Tony Collins Dec 14, 2023
Koker Named Employee of the Month at Fairfield Memorial Hosptial
Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Sarah...
Tony Collins Dec 14, 2023
IECC Board Releases December Meeting Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, December 12th at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, Illinois. The Board held a public hearing to recei...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2023
Illinois NAACP President Asked to Resign
The president of the Illinois NAACP is facing calls to resign over disparaging comments she made about migrants. During an October Zoom meeting with NAACP leaders from around the state, Teresa Haley c...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2023
Wyatt Landingham Names Edwards County Student of the Month
Wyatt Landingham was selected as student of the month this month at Edwards County High School. According to school officials, other nominees for the award include Addison Anderson, Emme Doan, Audrey ...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2023
Crimestoppers Seeking Theft Suspect in Wayne City
Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who entered a residence and took a safe belonging to Judith Lane of Wayne City. If you have any i...
Tony Collins Dec 13, 2023
Fairfield City Council Recap from 12/12
The Fairfield City Council met for their only December meeting last night, working through a 3 item agenda in about 30 minutes. A Truth in Taxation Hearing was conducted prior to the meeting, with 2 l...
Tony Collins Dec 12, 2023
Fairfield Community High School May Name Next Superintendent Thursday
The Fairfield Community High School Board is set to meet Thursday Evening at 6 PM in the FCHS Study Hall. There are several things on the agenda, including the potential hiring of the high school's ne...
Tony Collins Dec 12, 2023
IECC Board Holding Two Meetings Today
The IECC Board of Trustees will hold a pair of meetings today in Robinson at Lincoln Trail College. The first meeting is at 9:30 this morning That meeting will be a working meeting of the Board of Tru...
Tony Collins Dec 12, 2023