Category Archives: Local News

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Rural Health Care Grant totaling $895,000. This grant will assist in funding the implementation of the E...

Governor Pritzker is touting his fifth balanced state budget during his administration. Pritzker signed the 50-billion-dollar Fiscal Year 2024 budget yesterday in Chicago. The spending plan includes i...

The City of Flora will be accepting sealed bids for a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe with over 99,000 miles. The City has set a minimum bid of $4,500.00. Sealed bids will be accepted until July 11th at 10:00 a....

Fairfield City Pool has announced the next free swim day coming up plus a few others. Pool officials say the next free swim will be on June 17th from 1 until 5 PM, sponsored by Hayes Plumbing and Heat...

The Albion fire dept was called Tuesday afternoon to a report of a hay field and baler on fire in a field being baled by Drake Kelsey northwest of Albion. The baler was considered a total loss however...

The Fairfield Community High School Board is set to meet this evening in the district office beginning at 6. The meeting is a closed session and is for the purpose of personnel.

Frontier Community College is offering a science exploration class on Tuesday, June 20th and Wednesday, June 21st in the workforce development center on the campus of Frontier Community College. The e...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning residents about email and text message scams. Scammers will use unsolicited email or text messages to trick consumers into sharing personal and financi...

Illinois residents can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year. The service is being offered through the Illinois Department of Agriculture's agricultural pesticide "Clean Sweep" program....

A new law limits where lawsuits against the state of Illinois can be filed. A measure signed by Governor Pritzker requires lawsuits challenging executive orders or state laws to be filed in Cook or Sa...