Category Archives: Local News

The Hamilton County Rotary Club is inviting golfers to participate in its annual Golf Scramble on Friday, July 17th at the McLeansboro Golf Club. The four-person scramble features tee times at 8 a.m. ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to slow down during roadside mowing season. During the summer, IDOT conducts two primary types of mowing, including safety mowing directl...

Illinois Extension is once again offering free testing of dial-gauge pressure canners to help ensure safe home food preservation. Extension officials recommend having dial gauges tested annually befor...

  The National Weather Service in Paducah is warning that dangerous heat will continue across the Tri-State area through at least Friday until 8pm. Afternoon high temperatures are expected to rem...

Wayne County Treasurer, Yvette Anderson reminds area residents that 2026 mobile home property tax bills are due tomorrow (Wednesday). Payments received after that date will be subject to a late fee of...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department has released information on several recent arrests.   Last Wednesday, deputies conducted a traffic stop in Geff and arrested 33-year-old Dillon S. Hewkin of ...

A judge has taken under advisement a defense request to move the murder trial of 46-year-old Megan Valentine out of Edwards County. Judge William Thurston heard arguments Thursday on the motion, with ...

The Edwards County Board of Commissioners will meet tomorrow (Wednesday) July 1st at 9 a.m. at the Edwards County Courthouse. Commissioners are scheduled to consider approval of minutes from the previ...

The Wayne/Edwards County Farm Service Agency is reminding local farm producers to come to their office to report their spring-seeded crops as soon as planting is complete. The deadline to report the s...

  An Albion man has been sentenced to prison for failing to comply with the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act. Fifty-three-year-old Mark B. Noble was sentenced Friday in Edwards County Circu...