Category Archives: Local News
HOWL AT THE MOON EVENT DATE SET
The Wayne County Farm Bureau is thrilled to bring this popular roadshow, Howl At The Moon back to Fairfield. The event will be held at Willow Creek Venue on Saturday, March 15th. Doors open at 7:00 p....
Jan 17, 2025
TWO DEAD FOLLOWING A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON I-57 NEAR INA THURSDAY MORNING
Two individuals are dead following a serious traffic accident Thursday morning on I-57 Southbound near Ina. Emergency responders, including police and fire crews, were dispatched to the scene around 1...
Jan 17, 2025
FORMER MT. VERNON RESIDENT KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN MARION
A former Mt. Vernon resident was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Marion. Police say 23-year-old Brennan Marlow of Marion was in a two-vehicle accident just shortly after 7 o'clock nea...
Jan 17, 2025
BLING THINGS AND MORE, LTD. GRAND OPENING HELD WEDNESDAY
Bling Things and More, Ltd. held their Grand Opening Wednesday afternoon at the Westport Plaza Shopping Center in Fairfield. Owned and operated by Stacey West, Bling Things and More, Ltd. is new retai...
Jan 17, 2025
TWO FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORM WELL AT AMERICAN LEGION HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITUTIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST
The 5th Division of the American Legion in Illinois hosted its High School Constitutional Oratorical Contest at the Centralia American Legion Post 446 last Saturday (January 11th). Two contestants fro...
Jan 16, 2025
HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT UNVEILS STATE-OF-THE-ART CT IMAGING SUITE
In the photo: (from left) HMHD Outpatient Services Director Farrah Boyd, HMHD Board Vice President Jason Waier, HMHD CEO Victoria Woodrow, HMHD Board Member Greg Muehlenbein, HMHD Board Member ...
Jan 16, 2025
NORTH WAYNE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEDNESDAY
The North Wayne School Board met last (Wednesday) night with a very short agenda. The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: the minutes of the December 18th, 2024 regular meeting, ...
Jan 16, 2025
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD HEADING TO WASHINGTON FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
140 members of the Illinois National Guard are set to deploy to Washington, D.C., to support security efforts for the 60th presidential inauguration. The deployment includes about 110 soldiers and 30 ...
Jan 16, 2025
TEEN MISSING FROM EAST TENNESSEE HAS TIES TO JEFFERSON COUNTY
Authorities in East Tennessee are searching for 15-year-old Kayden Westerfield, who went missing in the early hours of New Year's Eve from a foster home in East Ridge. Kayden has family ties to...
Jan 16, 2025
SEVERAL GUILTY PLEAS HANDED DOWN IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Several individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court recently. 31-year-old Jonathan L. Downen of Benton pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony. Downe...
Jan 16, 2025