Category Archives: Local News

Organizers of the 2026 Fairfield Fall Fun Fest are reminding vendors to reserve their space for this year's festival, which will be held September 16th-19th. To guarantee a booth location, vendor appl...

Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church is now registering children for its 2026 Upward Sports Soccer season. The league is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. Player evaluati...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative in Fairfield will begin operating under new business hours later this month. Effective Monday, August 31st, the cooperative's office at 1501 W. Main Street will be ope...

A two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Wayne City resulted in significant damage to both vehicles, but no injuries were reported. The crash occurred at approximately 6:33 p.m. at the intersection of...

Illinois State Police have identified the two people killed in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi Monday morning in rural Gallatin County. Authorities said Ronald G. Yates, 62, of Ridgwa...

  The Fairfield Swimming Pool will wrap up its 2026 free swim events this weekend with the final sponsored swim of the summer. Vaughan's Towing of Fairfield is sponsoring free admission to the po...

The annual Bone Gap Chowder will return tomorrow (Saturday) offering a full day of food and family activities. Burgers and hot dogs will be available beginning at 9 a.m., and inflatable attractions fo...

The Geff Ruritan Club will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve breakfast buffet tomorrow (Saturday) from 7 to 9 a.m. The menu will include sausage patties, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, biscuit...

A new family entertainment destination is under construction in Mount Vernon, with plans to open before the end of 2026. Arena Adventure Park announced it will open a family entertainment center at 20...

The New Hope PTO is inviting it's students and families to celebrate the start of a new school year during its annual Back-to-School Splash tonight (Friday). The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at...