Category Archives: Local News

The Village of West Salem's Board met on Monday. At the meeting, Mayor Jeffrey Bradham reported on the damage caused by the storm that passed through the area the evening of March 14, 2024. A building...

The Illinois New Harmony River Bridge Authority in Carmi with assistance from the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission in Albion announced on Wednesday that a federal Delta Regional Authority s...

Illinois State Police are ramping up efforts to recruit more women for the force. They’ve announced their goal is to have 30 percent of state police cadets be women by the year 2030. They say re...

Grayville leaders spent an hour in executive session Monday night. Council was only in open session for a total of 23 minutes with no major news coming out of the gathering. Mayor Travis Thompson says...

Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed next month as Illinois Community College Month to promote the 48 community colleges in the state. The Illinois Community College Board estimates community college...

New state troopers who graduate from the Illinois State Police Academy are in line to receive a starting salary of 90-thousand dollars. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says the starting salary ref...

The FAA is warning of potential delays for commercial flights during next month’s total solar eclipse. The rare astronomical event will happen April 8th with the path of totality across a dozen ...

The latest census figures show Illinois is outpacing Neighboring states in population decline. From 2022 until last year, Illinois was the only state to see its residential population fall. The presid...

The Fairfield City Council met Tuesday evening for their second March session, working through an 8 item agenda in 30 minutes. The council unanimously voted to purchase the current Midwest Food Bank b...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau has announced the award of 14 Wayne County 4-Hers who have earned a 2024 4-H Project Grant. The total of grants for this cycle are $1,614.73. 4-Hers receiving a 2024 Proje...