Category Archives: Local News

The Clay County Sheriff's Department is in the process of conducting its annual Illinois Sex Offender/Violent Offender Registration Compliance Checks. During these efforts, on October 16th, deputies d...

The Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its Annual Trivia Night. The event will take place on Friday, November 7th at the McLeansboro Elks Lodge. The night will kick off with a socia...

The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the release of the new Illinois Official Highway Map. The map includes updates to listings and locations of colleges and universities, Amtrak ...

>>Giannoulias Warns ICE Agents Against Swapping Out License Plates (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias [[ ah-LEX-ee jih-NEW-lee-us ]] is warning federal ICE agents...

The Wayne County Circuit Court issued sentences in several cases on Tuesday, according to court records. Rebecca Pinder, 42, of Bt. Prairie, pled guilty to disorderly conduct. She was placed on one ye...

Wayne County Clerk, Liz Ann Woodrow is reminding all candidates that all petitions for Democratic and Republican offices in the next election must be filed during the designated filing period from Oct...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau at 301 E Court St in Fairfield is bringing back its popular Raccoon Roundup for this year's hunting season, offering a $3.00 cash reward for each raccoon tail turned in by...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative in Fairfield is alerting its members about a recent phone scam. Several members have reported receiving calls from individuals falsely claiming to represent the cooper...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau has announced the launch of its "Raccoon Roundup" initiative, aimed at helping manage the local raccoon population. Community members are invited to participate by turni...

Johnsonville Elementary Grade School staff is organizing a porkburger sale to support Miss Christal Lewis, a Speech Language Pathologist for North Wayne Schools, who was recently involved in a car acc...