Category Archives: Local News

In Mill Shoals, the community center was another hot topic at last month's meeting in reference to whether it should be rented out to anyone. During Tuesday's meeting, Village Clerk Heath Tullis infor...

USDA Rural Development has awarded Hamilton Ambulance Services a $210,800 grant to purchase a new, 4-wheel drive ambulance and other life-saving equipment. USDA Rural Development offers many resources...

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is regulating the placement and display of co-branded alcoholic beverages in retail stores. The ILCC filed an emergency rule on May 26th in order to protect the ...

Illinois is launching a new homebuyer assistance program. The state is investing 15-million-dollars on a new program designed to help increase home purchase accessibility for low- and moderate-income ...

The Wayne County Board meets this evening at 7 at the Wayne County Courthouse. Office reports, Committee Reports, the consent agenda, and ARPA requests, if any, are on the agenda. The meeting is in th...

Lauren Griswold, Program Director for the Senior Life Solutions Program at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, was recently honored with the prestigious Eagle Award at the 2023 UltraGroup Annual Conference. ...

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...