Category Archives: Local News

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has launched AgInsights, a new online tool designed to give farmers and other agricultural data users easier access to the latest USDA statistics. A...

Higher diesel prices are affecting more than what drivers pay at the pump, with increased transportation costs potentially working their way into prices for groceries and other consumer goods. Souther...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has eliminated an additional fee for notaries seeking to provide electronic notarization services. Under the change, Illinois notaries can become commissi...

  The Fairfield Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society held their Induction Ceremony on Wednesday night. National Honor Society Sponsor Kristi Anderson named 14 junior and se...

A motorist sustained a head injury Wednesday morning after debris reportedly thrown from an Illinois Department of Transportation mower crashed through the windshield of a van on Interstate 64. The in...

A fundraising effort is underway to purchase and train two new police K-9s for Wayne County - one for the Wayne County Sheriff's Department and another for the Fairfield Police Department. The K-9s ar...

Bean Days resumes Thursday, September 24, with Church Night hosted by First Christian Church at 6 p.m. This year's theme is "Saluting Service and Celebrating America." Friday's activities include a 5K...

The Scranton Cancer Memorial Fund is asking the community for help replenishing funds used to assist local families affected by cancer. According to the organization, an average of $18,000 is distribu...

Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation is partnering with AndHealth in an effort to expand access to specialty medical care for patients in Southern Illinois. The partnership, announced Wednesd...

A Fairfield woman was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Illinois Highway 15 at County Road 2300 East east of Fairfield at the Merriam Crossroads. According to th...