Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be in Mount Vernon, Carbondale, and Fairfield today as part of showcasing his $50 Billion Dollar Budget. Pritzker will be making a stop at 10:30 this morning to anno...

Governor Pritzker continues to travel around Illinois to promote the proposed state budget. Pritzker made stops yesterday in Springfield and Champaign. The governor highlighted what he calls key inves...

The Fairfield Community High School board will be holding a closed session this evening at the high school. The meeting is for discussion on a personnel matter. The meeting is set for 7 tonight in the...

Dozens of law enforcement officers and agencies in Illinois are being honored by state and local officials. The Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee awarded 136 officers from 41 agencies the Medal...

The Hamilton-Wayne County Relay For Life will be held this coming Saturday from 5-10 p.m. on the lawn of the Hamilton County Courthouse in McLeansboro. Opening Ceremony begins at 6 p.m., followed by t...

The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce has announced they will be holding a ribbon cutting tomorrow for Drew Lane Consultants LLC. The new location will be at 1001 West Main Street. The ribbon cutting w...

Village of West Salem officials report that the park in the square is closed until Friday. According to the West Salem Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook Page, the closude is for everyone's safety a...

The City of Mount Carmel recently passed an ordinance, banning the use of motorized bicycles and scooters from being used for transportation between the hours of midnight and 6 am. Also in that ordina...

For those entering into Marion County from Clay County on US 50, construction has started on the highway a few days early. According to the City of Salem Emergency Management Office, work is taking pl...

Set to open on June 17th, Grayville's Terrabis is making final preparations before opening its first store in Illinois. Antonio DeRose says the company already has a strong presence in Missouri with f...