Category Archives: Local News

A Mt. Vernon business is helping support families affected by Sunday night's deadly tornado by collecting emergency relief donations. Mt. Vernon Winsupply announced it is accepting donations of bottle...

A mobile home south of Fairfield was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. Authorities said firefighters were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to a residence at 391 County Highway 6, off the Burnt Prairie Blac...

  A Fairfield man was arrested last Thursday on a Wayne County warrant alleging a violation of pretrial release conditions. According to authorities, 32-year-old Alec M. Draper was taken into cus...

The Fairfield Business and Professional Women Scholarship Foundation has awarded five $2,000 scholarships to Wayne County students for the 2026-27 academic year. One scholarship was awarded to a gradu...

A Grayville man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Grayville City Police Department. Forty-one-year-old Jonathan R. Attebury has been charged with burglary, a C...

Frontier Community College will host two Baseball Summer Youth Camps in July at FNB Field on the Fairfield campus. The first camp, for children ages 5 to 9, will be held July 13th and 14th from 9 a.m....

Two gas stations in Wayne County have been sold to a company based in Provo, Utah. According to reports, the Wayne City station located at 107 North Main Street was purchased from A2 IL Investments of...

4-H show season is just around the corner, and 4-H members are ready to showcase their talents at this year's general project, animal, and livestock shows. The Edwards County 4-H shows will kick off o...

  The Du Quoin State Fair has revealed that multi-platinum rapper Wiz Khalifa is set to take the stage at the fair's Grandstand on Saturday, August 29th. Wiz Khalifa gained national attention wit...

Illinois farmers are preparing to highlight their ongoing commitment to conservation as the Illinois Farm Bureau's (IFB) Nutrient Stewardship Field Days return this summer. The annual series of events...