Category Archives: Local News

Picture identification: L-R: Stephanie Smith Norris, daughter of Kathy Smith, presenting the award to Cindy Anselment.     The Hamilton, Wayne, and White County Relay For Life presented the ...

Homestead Vineyards in West Salem is set to host its annual Freedom Festival Saturday at 1785 County Road 775 East. The event kicks off with live music from Jake Perry from 1 to 3 p.m., followed by Th...

The 15th Annual West Salem Freedom Celebration 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run is set to take place on Saturday in West Salem. The event will kick off with race day registration and check-in from 7a.m. -...

    The Volunteer Firemen's Association of West Salem, Inc. will host its annual Freedom Celebration, "America 250," on June 27th and 28th. The festivities promise a weekend full of family f...

Illinois residents will soon have expanded access to birth control after the Illinois Department of Public Health updated a statewide standing order allowing specially trained pharmacists to provide a...

The "Feeding Kids of Wayne County" program is now underway and will continue through August 7th, providing free sack lunches and groceries to children ages 2 through 18 across Wayne County. In Fairfie...

  Fairfield Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Horizon Healthcare, will offer school and sports physicals at no cost. Horizon Healthcare providers throughout the region this summer. These phy...

Frontier Community College is inviting students, alumni, and community members to take part in a special 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The tournament is sc...

The Air Race Classic, the nation's premier all-women cross-country air race, will touch down in Mt. Vernon with racers scheduled to arrive at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport by 5 p.m. Friday. The finish wi...

The Wayne County Fair is preparing for another exciting week, running from July 6th-11th, and is now offering box seats and high back stadium-style chairs for fairgoers. For $250, attendees can reserv...