Category Archives: Local News

Wayne City High School Senior, Jacob Thomason has been selected as the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Outstanding Citizen. This prestigious award is designed to honor outstanding seniors who ex...

Pictured Front L-R Wren Braddock (3rd Outdoor Recreation) Jaxon Basnett (4th in Ag Sales) Landon Smith (2nd Ag Mech Entrepreneurship) Back L-R William French (3rd Equine Science), Grant Wiles (3rd Fru...

  A Wayne City man was taken into custody late Wednesday night at Huck's in Carmi. Just after 11pm, Carmi Police arrested 35-year-old Corey Gregg. The Wayne County man was wanted on a Failure to ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling for a ban on cell phones in Illinois classrooms. The governor proposed legislation that would require all public school districts in Illinois to adopt a wirele...

The American Red Cross in conjunction with the Edwards County Farm Bureau Women's Committee will be hosting a blood drive at the House of Prayer gymnasium at 230 North 5th St. in Albion on Monday, Mar...

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting enrollments and elections for the 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The deadline is April 15, 2025. ARC and PLC provide ...

Front Row (left to right): Katlyn Young, Ava Greifzu, Rebecca King, Ava Lewis, and Gabriella Cline. Back row: Kadence Smith, Macy Tannahill, Tucker Bowen, Cooper Bowen, Brock Allen, and Alex Paul. &nb...

  The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced following a five-week voting period to consider a redesign of the flag...

The 58th Annual Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Dinner is set for Monday, March 10th at Willow Creek Venue South of Fairfield. Happy Hour will begin at 5pm with the dinner to follow. The Business Of ...

The Richland County Sheriff's Office has reported an in-custody death at the Richland County Jail in Olney involving 62-year-old Donald Pollock. He was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:55am Wed...