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 | This page in a nutshell: Local interests are notable for inclusion, even if the only reliable sources are from local media. Only those that are considered to be run-of-the-mill are not worthy of inclusion. |
A local interest is a subject that is likely only to be known by and only to be of interest to those within a limited geographical area, such as a city, town, village, metropolitan area, or other similar localized region. Articles on local interests are perfectly acceptable for inclusion on Wikipedia, provided they meet Wikipedia's general notability guidelines. Sources from local papers and other materials found within the city or town can be used, and may even be exclusively used to establish notability.
The only exceptions are various run-of-the-mill subjects for which thousands exist in each city and town, or those for which the single version that exists in that city or town is identical to every other, and if an article were to be included on each one, there would be more articles on these than there are total articles on Wikipedia today. Creating an article on such a subject is not totally forbidden. But if such an article is created, sources other than those that commonly found for each and every one of them would be required.