Category Archives: Local News

49-year-old Brian S. Medler of Fairfield, admitted in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday to violating the terms of a previous two-year probation sentence stemming from a burglary case dating to April ...

Edwards County resident, Dave Rigg announced today (Wednesday) that he is retiring from sports announcing at the end of the current high school basketball season. At the age now of 77, Dave is ending ...

Frankfort Community Unit School District #168 has placed Frankfort Community High School Principal Aaron Hill on administrative leave while the district conducts an internal investigation, according t...

(Mark Pingsterhaus shaking hands with then FBI Director Christopher Wray, heralding Pingsterhaus completing the FBI Academy. Pingsterhaus later was suspended amidst an FBI investigation. (City of Carl...

Students pursuing careers in the healthcare field at Olney Central College (OCC) and Frontier Community College (FCC) have an exciting new opportunity for financial support. The Kenton Peak Scholarshi...

Firefighters from Wayne City, Fairfield, and surrounding departments responded to a structure fire Tuesday afternoon at 982 County Road 715 East north of Sims. The fire was first reported by a passerb...

The Clay and Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation Districts are gearing up for their annual spring fish and tree sales, giving local landowners and residents an opportunity to stock ponds and plan...

Edwards County Correspondent, Mark Curtis has a recap from Monday night's Albion City Council meeting.  

The Flora Rotary Club is gearing up for its 1st Annual Dodgeball Tournament, set to take place on Saturday, March 14th at Flora High School. The event kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and promises a day of fun,...

Registration is now open for in-person pesticide license testing sessions offered through the Illinois Department of Agriculture in partnership with Illinois Extension. The sessions are for individual...