Category Archives: Local News

This morning is the grand opening of Blessed Blooms Flower Farm and Market. The ribbon cutting took place at 5 last night, but the opening day of the market is today from 8 am until 12 noon. Local ven...

The Fairfield will be holding a free swim this afternoon from 1-5 PM at the City Pool. The free swim is sponsored by Hayes Plumbing and Heating. Temperatures are set to be in the mid-80s under Sunny S...

The City of Flora has released its building and zoning report for the month of May. According to the report, 10 residential permits were issued. 3 were issued for storage buildings, 2 each issued for ...

The Illinois State FFA Convention took place this week and concluded Thursday Afternoon. Students from Edwards County, Gallatin County, Mount Vernon, and Olney were recognized during the convention in...

Brodey Murbarger appeared with his attorney Christian Baril in Wayne County Court. Murbarger, convicted in the murder of 15-year-old Megan Nichols, and his attorney filed a request to reconsider his s...

Ray Tate appeared via zoom to the court from the Menard Correctional Center as Tate is in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Tate originally pled guilty to the killing of Wayne Cou...

Today will be a busy day in the Wayne County Courthouse as two of the biggest cases in the county have hearings today. Brodey Murbarger and Ray Tate are both scheduled to make appearances in Wayne Cou...

There are a few free swims going on this weekend around the area. Today, there will be a free swim in McLeansboro at the city pool. That swim is being put on by the McLeansboro Kiwanis Club. Tomorrow,...

The Enfield Village Board met for just over an hour Tuesday night for its regular monthly meeting. In the pursuit of a police officer in the wake of the resignation of Mark Worlds, the village has bee...

An Eldorado man has been sentenced to 54 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in a case that has been going through the Franklin County Courts. Heath M. Dunning was convicted in March of 20...