Category Archives: Local News

The Geff Ruritan Club invites the community to its monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve buffet breakfast on Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m. The event will be held at the club, with the cost to attend being b...

The Cowling Community Center invites everyone to enjoy a unique fundraising event, "BRUPPER" (Breakfast Items For Supper), on Saturday, April 25th starting at 4 p.m. Guests can choose to dine in or ca...

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission (GWRPC) Board of Directors has reappointed its current slate of officers for an additional one-year term during its meeting on Thursday, March 19th. All...

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Tuesday, April 14th from noon to 6 p.m. at Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church. Donations will take place in The Link gymnasium, located at 1141 Count...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in partnership with the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state, is reminding motorists to put their phones away and...

Several guilty pleas were entered last Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Keirsten Boger, 19, of Sumner, pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Boger was placed on 24 months of pr...

The Fairfield Community High School Class of 2026 Senior Prom is set for Saturday at 6pm at the Fairfield Elks Lodge with the theme, "At Last We See The Light." The festivities begin with promenade an...

  The jury trial of 42-year-old Keith Armstrong of Bone Gap has been postponed once again in Wabash County Circuit Court. Armstrong's trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but court officials anno...

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The agenda includes approval...

Albion City Council Meeting recap from Monday night. Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis has the report.