Category Archives: Local News

(Edwards County) -- The Edwards County Equine show was held Friday. The Senior Showmanship winner was Aleya Bare, who received a belt buckle in Memory of Mary Bailey. The Junior Showmanship winner was...

An oilfield explosion in Edwards County Friday afternoon sent three people to the hospital with injuries. According to reports from the area, the incident occurred around 2:30 Friday afternoon along I...

For those looking for relief from the current heatwave, weather forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky say help may be on the way, but not until later next week. The current ...

Five area drug dealers, including one from Mt. Vernon, IL, have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing meth, fentanyl, or cocaine in the southern Illinois area. The five sentenced include 4...

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 have announced the arrest of 70 year old Jon W. Montgomery of DuQuoin, Illinois on multiple counts of Possession and Dissemination o...

Authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident yesterday at the intersection of Highway 8 and US 45. According to the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Hunter Brown of Fairfield failed to stop at th...

A Fairfield woman was arrested yesterday. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested Crystal Wallace on a Warrant for Methamphetamine Possession. A court date for Wallace has been set for August 1...

Mosquitos collected in the area have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. According to Jasper County officials, routine mosquito testing has identified the first batch of West Nile virus-positive ...

The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has ticked higher. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.15 a gallon, a nickel higher than Monday. Her...

Wayne City residents interested in participating in the upcoming Bean Queen Pageant are encouraged to attend an informational meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Wayne City Community Building. The event...