Category Archives: Local News

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Friday evening near Browns and Bellmont in Wabash County, spilling hazardous materials and temporarily shutting down multiple roadways, including Illinois Rou...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information on the person or persons who stole a homemade trailer from the Mary Beth Foster residence in Keenes. The trailer is a 1993 6x8 or 8x10 w...

As many as ten cars of a train derailed late Friday afternoon in rural Wabash County. According to information obtained by WFIW News, the derailment occurred near the cities of Browns and Belmont. The...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Whitn...

The next regular meeting of the Center Street GradeSchool Board is set for this Monday night in the Center Street School Boardroom. Items on the agenda include action on developing the tentative budge...

Activities at the Clay County Fair are underway. Today's highlights include the poultry and rabbit check in. Sunday will feature the JR Sheep Show at 11a.m. and the JR Goat show at noon. The Clay Coun...

A Mt. Vernon, IL man has been arrested following an investigation into a residential fire. Media reports say 29 year old Jory Brown was arrested following an ongoing investigation into a fire at a res...

Lucas Gifford, a 30-year-old Fairfield native and gifted artist, is facing a heartbreaking turn in his battle with a rare, aggressive cancer that has now spread further and led to severe complications...

Trenten Rutherford, 21, of Fairfield, pled guilty to Illegal Possession of Alcohol by a Minor. He was placed on 1 year of Court Supervision and ordered to pay court costs.   Christina Kennedy, 46...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau and Wabash Valley Service Company will host their upcoming Nutrient Loss Inhibitor Demonstration (NLID) Field Day on Thursday, August 21st, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at ...