Category Archives: Local News

The 105th Enfield Mule Days celebration, themed "Celebrates America," will take place October 1st through the 4th with four days of family entertainment, contests, a parade, carnival, and live music. ...

Jasper School will host a Back-to-School Night tonight (Tuesday) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is open to students entering kindergarten through eighth grade and will give families an opportunity to m...

The Wayne and Clay County Soil and Water Conservation Districts will hold their annual fall fish sale on Thursday, September 17. Fish available for purchase include channel catfish, largemouth bass, h...

The Xenia Fire Protection District responded Monday morning to a hay bale fire that threatened to spread to several nearby bales. Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 10:40 a.m. to the 2500 b...

Two longtime television stations serving Southern Illinois and the surrounding region are preparing to combine their news operations under a single brand. KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau and WSIL-TV in Cart...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its 2026 free upland game hunting permit lottery and controlled pheasant hunting program. The free permit lottery provide...

  The National Weather Service in Paducah says a Heat Advisory has been extended and now remains in effect until 8pm Thursday for portions of Southern Illinois. Maximum heat index values could re...

Fairfield native and award-winning Nashville songwriter Lance Miller will return to Southern Illinois for a special concert on Saturday at Red Hill Raceway near Sumner. "An Evening with Lance Miller" ...

A Fairfield man was taken into custody following an investigation by the Fairfield City Police Department into multiple alleged sex offenses involving a child. Charles E. Hughett, 28, of Fairfield, wa...

A Fairfield man is being held in the Wayne County Jail after his arrest on multiple charges Friday. 48-year-old Lonnie Lee Griffith, 48 was arrested on allegations of violating an active order of prot...