Category Archives: Local News
Wayne City Freshman Named High School Volunteer of the Year
Lifeboat Alliance Family Shelter of Mount Vernon. Has named a Wayne City High School Freshman as their high school volunteer of the year. Freshman Connor Gerrish, was named as the high school voluntee...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
FMH Senior Life Solutions Sponsoring Antique Christmas Angel Tree
The Senior Life Solutions Department at Fairfield Memorial Hospital is sponsoring an Antique Christmas Angel Tree for older adults throughout the community who are in need or do not have any family ne...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
FCHS Academic Team Goes 2-2 in Mount Vernon
The Fairfield Community High School Varsity Scholastic team went 2 and 2 in a SIAC meet over the weekend. FCHS defeated Mt. Vernon and Herrin and lost to Marion by 10 points on the last question. They...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
The Clothesline and Midwest Food Bank Are Teaming Up for Food Baskets
The Clothesline in Fairfield is teaming up with the Midwest Food Bank once again to provide Christmas food boxes. The give away will be on Saturday, December 16 starting at 7:00 AM. Officials with the...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
Medicare 101 Event at Wayne County Senior Center Tonight
Tonight is an important night as the Wayne County Senior Center and Community Center at 302 West Main Street will be holding a Medicare Part D 101 event. Patty Michels and Lisa Thomason, Senior Health...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
Busy Day for Meetings In the Area
The Edwards County Commissioners will be holding their meeting this morning at 9 at the Edwards County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include from the county Highway Department, a resolution for town...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
Illinois Investing $3.5M For Youth Mental Health Services
Illinois is investing an additional three-point-five-million-dollars to boost youth mental health services across the state. The funding is being awarded to 19 different applicants. That includes 200-...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
State Fines Parent Company Of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Illinois is punishing the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Insurance announced fines of nearly 232-thousand-dollars for Health Care Service Corporation ...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Illinois' Assault Weapons Ban
A federal appeals court is upholding Illinois' assault weapons ban. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the ban doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution. The law passed in January in ...
Tony Collins Nov 06, 2023
Veterans Day Parade Held
Nearly ideal weather conditions greeted those attending and participating in this year's Fairfield Veterans Day Parade, held Saturday afternoon in downtown Fairfield. Prior to the parade, there was a ...
Tony Collins Nov 05, 2023