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Petitions for the Consolidated Election to be held on April 4, 2023, are now available in the office of City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft. A Mayor will be elected for a two-year term to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Mike Dreith, and one alderman from each of the city's four wards will be elected for a four-year term. Petition circulation began on September 20th. Filing period for petitions is December 12th through December 19th. The City Clerk's Office hours are 7am to noon and 1pm to 4pm ...

Meet Hassan Elminyawi, whose family members have been book sellers for years, but he...

The 23rd Judicial District Attorneys Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of June 27 to July 1.

Daniel L. "Danny" Glover passed from this life to Heaven, Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 7:05 am, surrounded by his loving family, who stayed by his side for three days. Danny was born May 20, 1952, in Grayville, IL, to Leo and Vonda (Hortin) Glover. He grew up in Grayville, graduating from Grayville High School in 1970. Danny had a God-given gift of music. He played the trombone, guitar, sang and wrote songs. He joined the Mt. Vernon unit of the Illinois National Guard in 1977 and served si...

Alderman Tyler Lampley has announced that all flags in the city are to be flown at half-staff until further notice in honor of the passing of Fairfield Mayor Dr. Mike Dreith. Dr. Michael L. Dreith, age 65, of Fairfield, died Saturday, May 28th. According to the Wayne County Coroner's office, local responders were dispatched to a rural Wayne County location Saturday afternoon. Dr. Dreith was transported by ambulance to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Dr. Dreith&...

Trails of natural parks, citizen science projects counting and identifying birds or just listening to the sounds of animals resounding through the night sky, a love of science can often begin through enchanting memories out in the wild. This year, there are several STS finalists who live on farms, take part in birdwatching and more! Let’s learn about a few of them below.

Maxwell Reisinger 79 of Olney, IL passed from this life to eternal life on Friday, February 11, 2022. Max was born on August 5, 1942, to Harold and Helen Reisinger of Bone Gap, IL. During high school Max was president of the FFA and excelled in Football. Max was a hard-working farmer and hog producer. Later Max enjoyed Motocross and stock car racing and had a successful tenure as an Oil-well producer, then living his retirement in Olney, IL. He was a father and grandfather, and if you visited Ma...

The Prairie State is home to towns like Moonshine, Chicken Bristle, Gross, Sandwich, Hicks and many more...

Car Talk automotive Q&A by Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman

My daughter was given a 1995 Toyota Corolla by a family friend, who inherited it from a late relative. The car has 65,000 miles. My daughter plans to drive the car from our home in California to Indiana for her senior year of college.