Category Archives: Local News

Monster truck fans will have a chance to experience high-powered action later this month as the Full Throttle Monster Truck Show comes to the Edwards County Fair. The show is scheduled for Saturday, J...

Illinois State Police have identified the man wounded during a shooting incident Sunday morning at a church in Effingham. Authorities say 36-year-old Allen O. Gattino of St. Charles, Missouri, arrived...

Travel between Illinois and Kentucky has become more difficult after the closure of both the Cave-in-Rock Ferry and the U.S. 51 Cairo Bridge. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday that ...

Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel has received a 5-Star Rating from the National Rural Rating System for the first quarter of 2026, recognizing the hospital's excellence in patient care, quality o...

Unemployment rates across southeastern Illinois remained well above year-ago levels in May as the region continues to recover from the closure of Champion Laboratories in Albion. According to the Illi...

Frequent rainfall and saturated fields continue to slow Illinois wheat harvest, particularly in central and northern parts of the state. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 78% of the sta...

Pictured left to right: Mendie Johnson, MBA, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT (R), Director of Imaging Services; Susan Suddarth, MBA, RHIT, HIM Director; Lynzi Strange, RN, BSN, Surgery Manager; Matt Rush, Fou...

Several criminal cases were resolved last Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court before Resident Judge Matt Vaughn. Damario M.E. Heck, 21, of Fairfield, admitted violating his probation for possession...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office made two arrests Sunday night. Deputies arrested 22-year-old Wrangler Hodges of Ellery on an Edwards County failure to appear warrant related to a DUI case. Hodges wa...

The Wayne County Board meeting originally scheduled for this Thursday has been postponed. Board Chairman Daryl Hargrave announced the meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 16th at 7pm in the...