Hamilton, IL

After an 0-2 start to the 2026 high school football season, the Carmi-White County Bulldogs will hit the road once again this Friday night as they travel to McLeansboro to take on the Hamilton County Foxes. Carmi opened the year with arguably the toughest two-game […]

Michael L. “Mike” Hendricks, 46, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born March 15, 1980, in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Gary and Tina Davis Hendricks. He graduated from Hamilton High School with [...]

Building on more than a decade of successful collaboration, SSM Health in Southern Illinois and Hamilton Memorial Hospital District have expanded thei...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital is inviting area residents to take advantage of its annual Fall Lab Fair, offering affordable wellness laboratory testing t...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Bruce Waggoner, announced that the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Clay, Fayette, Wayne, Effingham, Marion, White, and Hamilton counties during September.  NITE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement […]

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules JV Football vs. Red Hill at the FCHS Trainyard 6:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. Hamilton County at the McL...

Hamilton Memorial Hospital is inviting area residents to take advantage of its annual Fall Lab Fair, offering affordable wellness laboratory testing t...

Joseph Bradley “Brad” Bradford, 61, of Hamilton, formerly of Keokuk, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Brad was born on December 10, 1964, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Joseph “John” and Scottie (Seeland) Bradford. Brad graduated from Keokuk High School in 1983 [...]

Ruth Margaret Taylor, 101, of Hamilton, passed away at 8:28 PM, Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in Quincy. Ruth was born Easter Sunday, April 12, 1925, southeast of Carthage, the daughter of Walter “Harvey” and Jennie V. (Cox) Jones. She attended country grade schools and graduated [...]

WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap The Carmi-White County Boys & Girls Golf teams hosted Hamilton County yesterday at the Carmi Country Club. The Lady Bulldogs won by a final score of 209-214. Katelyn Davis placed 2nd with a 47. Bri Hale placed 4th with a 52. […]