Category Archives: Local News

US Representative Mike Bost and Judicial Watch announced on Monday that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear their case challenging Illinois' statute that extends Election Day for 14 day...

On Friday night, the Illinois House unanimously approved an Illinois Farm Bureau-backed legislation addressing deer overpopulation, the bill has been sent to Governor JB Pritzker's desk for his signat...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced that the state's free fishing days are coming up. The IDNR said the free fishing days will be June 13th through 16th, which coincides with Father...

Wabash Area Development, Inc (WADI) has announced that they will no longer be accepting applications for Energy Assistance. They say this is due to the fact that funding for the year has been exhauste...

The Friends of the Groff Memorial Library in Grayville will be hosting an Animal Tales event on Tuesday, June 10th at 11am. The event called Art of the Wild: Animal Colors Quest will explore all of th...

The Mount Erie Farmer's market opens today beginning at 8 am and going until noon. The Farmer's Market will be held every Tuesday beginning today and running through August at the Mount Erie Ruritan P...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge along with lodges in Mount Vernon, Salem, and McLeansboro, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation will sponsor a free children's orthopedic assessme...

The Carmi Chamber of Commerce is launching their 50/50 Summer Raffle. Every ticket purchased helps support the Carmi Chamber's mission to boost local businesses and fuel growth in Carmi Tickets are ju...

Fairfield Community Health Center is making it easier for students to get ready for the upcoming school year and sports season by offering free school and sports physicals during a special Saturday Cl...

On 5/31/2025 at approximately 10:30 pm, Wayne County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. During the stop a passenger Leatha M. West (57) of Carmi, IL. was found to have an active Wayne Cou...