Category Archives: Local News

The Edwards County Fair will host a Community Vesper Service on Sunday, July 26th, at 9:00 a.m. The event will take place at the New Albion Amphitheater, located on East Elm Street in Albion, Illinois...

Get ready for a night of laughter and excitement as Donkey Basketball returns to the Edwards County Fair on Wednesday, July 29th. This hilarious family-friendly event promises a unique blend of basket...

On Thursday, in Wayne County Circuit Court, Kenneth A. Brooks, 21 of Fairfield, appeared to answer a Class A misdemeanor charge of False Personation. Brooks entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to ...

On Thursday afternoon, Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 66-year-old John Melton of Fairfield on an October 2024 Petition to Revoke Warrant for a 2020 conviction of Possession of a Controlled S...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 Board met last Thursday. The board approved the minutes of the June 17th regular meeting, a Co-op agreement in girls' high school basketball with Wa...

The Fairfield Lions Club has announced the latest winners in its America 250 Raffle. Each daily winner receives $50, while the winner on July 25 will receive a $100 prize. The Fairfield Lions Club tha...

The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded slipped lower over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.96 a gallon, two cents lower tha...

The Fairfield Public School District #112 will hold its regularly scheduled monthly board meeting this evening. The meeting will open with a call to order, roll call, citizens' "non-agenda" items, and...

The Edwards County School Board meets this evening. They have a handful of items on the agenda. Following a motion to approve the "Consent Agenda," they will hear "communications," the "spotlight," an...

Canadian wildfires are causing poor air quality for much of the area. According to the National Weather Service, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an "Area-Wide Air Pollution Act...