Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service reports that today (Friday) will bring mostly cloudy skies and a chance for scattered morning thunderstorms, with high temperatures reaching the low 70s. As we move into t...

Back row (left to right): Robert Hunt, David Savage, Andy Flemer (FMH CEO), Paul Colarusso, Jill Mitchell, Teresa Harris, Kathy Land, Dave Land, Pat Kenshalo, Toby Hucker, Brenda Rister and Shirley Mi...

  The Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation is inviting the community to its annual fundraiser on Sunday at 11 a.m. The event will be held at the Wayne City Community Building and aims to...

The Edwards County Council on Aging, Inc. is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director at the Albion Senior Center. This vital role offers a minimum of 30 hours per week, wit...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that all lanes of eastbound Interstate 64 over the Wabash River near Grayville and the Illinois-Indiana state line will be closed beginning at 7...

New Hope School will present its Spring Musical, "Pirates! The Musical," tonight (Friday) at 6 p.m. The performance will take place in the multipurpose room of the First Christian Church in Fairfield....

A planned HBO special focusing on the murder of Fairfield teenager Megan Nichols has been canceled. Filming had been scheduled to begin later this week in Fairfield, but producers informed individuals...

The public is invited to a special presentation, "The Forgotten Eldorado, IL Story: One Town's Journey to 'Sundown'," set for Thursday, May 14th at 6 p.m. at the Groff Memorial Public Library at 118 S...

The Johnsonville Community Ruritan is inviting residents to join in for a lively Bingo night tonight (Friday) at the Johnsonville Ruritan Building. Doors open for food sales at 6:00 pm, with Bingo gam...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Orchardville Fire Department, Wayne City Ambulance personnel, and Air Evac of Mt. Vernon responded to a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon just after 3 o'c...