Category Archives: Local News

Despite Friday's rainfall, area rivers are expected to rise a bit in the coming days, but remain below their flood stages. The rainfall should help a bit with the dry conditions that have developed in...

Police in Williamson County, IL issued warrants for 28 people earlier this week after deputies checked on nearly 200 sex offenders across the county. The Sheriff’s Office said they had conducted...

A Mt. Vernon, IL man has been charged with reckless homicide after police say he hit a man with his pickup truck this past Tuesday following a dispute in a Mt. Vernon alley. The incident led to the de...

Multiple Car Thefts lead to the arrest of a man in the Mount Erie Area on Thursday. Early in the morning Thursday, Wayne County Sheriff's Officials took a report of a theft of a white 2022 Toyota Taco...

New Hope Water Customers that were under a boil order are no longer under a boil order. That word came down during the day on Thursday.

Clay County Hospital has announced that Sarah Nash in Nutrition Services at the hospital has been named Employee of the Month for February. Nash was nominated by Kristen Rinehart, HR Partner. I would ...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital's 3D Mobile Mammography Unit will be out in service at Fairfield Memorial Hospital on Saturday, March 16th from 8 AM until noon. Officials say that no physician order is ne...

The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce has announced a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fairfield Community Health Center. The event will take place on Friday, March 15th at 1 PM at...

The Fairfield Rural Fire Department has established The Logan Kreiter Memorial Scholarship available to all FCHS seniors this spring. Logan joined the Fairfield Rural Fire Department when he was in Hi...

New Hope Water customers in the area of county road 1800 East from County Highway 8 to 200 North and West of 1800 East under a boil order until further notice. The order is due to a water line that ha...