Category Archives: Local News

Heavy rainfall drenched Southeastern Illinois Saturday morning, causing widespread flooding and road closures throughout the region. At WFIW Radio in Fairfield, 2.48 inches of rain was recorded during...

  According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, a Flood Watch remains in effect today along the Interstate 64 corridor, following recent heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, a Heat Advisory and Exc...

Billie-Jo Townsend, Deputy Clerk in the Wayne County Clerk's Office, has formally announced her candidacy to succeed long-time Wayne County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow, who is set to retire at the end of he...

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Friday evening near Browns and Bellmont in Wabash County, spilling hazardous materials and temporarily shutting down multiple roadways, including Illinois Rou...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information on the person or persons who stole a homemade trailer from the Mary Beth Foster residence in Keenes. The trailer is a 1993 6x8 or 8x10 w...

As many as ten cars of a train derailed late Friday afternoon in rural Wabash County. According to information obtained by WFIW News, the derailment occurred near the cities of Browns and Belmont. The...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Whitn...

The next regular meeting of the Center Street GradeSchool Board is set for this Monday night in the Center Street School Boardroom. Items on the agenda include action on developing the tentative budge...

Activities at the Clay County Fair are underway. Today's highlights include the poultry and rabbit check in. Sunday will feature the JR Sheep Show at 11a.m. and the JR Goat show at noon. The Clay Coun...

A Mt. Vernon, IL man has been arrested following an investigation into a residential fire. Media reports say 29 year old Jory Brown was arrested following an ongoing investigation into a fire at a res...