Category Archives: Local News

The Edwards County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee is proud to announce the winners of their 2025 scholarships. Congratulations to Cali Bunting, Aly Williams, JW Simms-Reisner, Gabe Wyatt, and Jaro...

The North Wayne CUSD #200 school board meeting for the month of April (2025) will be moved from Wednesday, April 16th to Wednesday, April 23rd, beginning at 6 PM at Cisne Middle School   The reas...

Clay County Hospital and Medical Clinics are once again hosting their popular "Reduced Rate Lab Fair" from April 15th through April 30th, providing discounted lab tests to encourage proactive healthca...

WAYNE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY SET TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT The Wayne County Democratic Party will meet in the boardroom of the Wayne County Courthouse Wednesday, April 16th @6pm The party will debrief ...

Area rivers are expected to crest this weekend, if they haven't already, following last week's heavy rainfall. The Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 28.7 feet as of this morning. Flood stage...

  Sentencing was set for Friday for a Wayne County woman convicted of the death of her one-year-old child, however that sentencing has been delayed. Aydreian Hooper pled guilty in December of las...

The New Hope Grade School Board will have a meeting this Tuesday night beginning at 7 p.m. Items listed under the Superintendent's Report include a Maintenance and Building Update, Speech Contest Winn...

A Jefferson County man has been sentenced on nine counts of possession of child pornography with a victim under the age of 13. Reports out of Jefferson County say Judge Jerry Crisel sentenced Robert P...

The Fairfield Business and Professional Women's Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for Wayne County High School senior girls, and mature women returning to college. All scholarships will...

The Illinois Secretary of State mobile drivers license unit will be at the Edwards County Courthouse on Tuesday, April 15th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They now will process for Real ID's. Please take adva...