Category Archives: Local News
City Council Preview
The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night at 6 at City Hall for their next regular meeting. A Public Hearing will precede the regular meeting at 5:50 p.m. with a Community Development Block Grant...
Nov 23, 2024
River Stages and WX Info
Area river stages as of this morning are as follows: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.3 feet, below the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 4.87 feet. Flood stage is 18 fee...
Nov 23, 2024
Centralia, IL Driver and Passenger Killed In Thursday Wreck
The identity of those killed in a two vehicle crash on Illinois Route 15 near Ashely, Illinois Thursday morning have been released. The Washington County Coroner says one of the drivers was ide...
Nov 23, 2024
Cisne FFA Agronomy Team Results
The Cisne FFA Agronomy team of Dalli Belmont, Rebecca King, Allison Shannon, Aidyn Dickey Mikkie Hearle, Kenzie Alvis, Ava Greifzu, Esme Krupp, and Alex Paul finished as the 2nd place team in S...
Nov 23, 2024
MEGAN VALENTINE DENIED PRE-TRIAL RELEASE IN THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND, EDWARDS COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL VALENTINE
Megan Valentine appeared in Edwards County Circuit Court on Thursday where both her family and the victim's family gathered as the prosecution argued against granting her pre-trial release. The prosec...
Nov 23, 2024
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY NIGHT INJURES TWO FLORA RESIDENTS
Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Wayne County Ambulance and Fairfield Rural Fire Department personnel were called to a single vehicle accident Thursday night on County Highway 1, which is Enterprise...
Nov 22, 2024
THREE AREA RESIDENTS APPEAR IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT THURSDAY
Three area residents were in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. 62-year-old, James Hillyard of Fairfield pled guilty to a charge of DUI and signed a waiver to a jury trial. Hillyard was placed on on...
Nov 22, 2024
CONSOLIDATED ELECTION FIELD OF CANDIDATES IN AREA COMMUNITIES APPEAR TO BE SET FOR APRIL 1ST, 2025
The April, 2025 Consolidated Election is beginning to take shape in area communities as those running for office have recently filed their petition. In Wayne County, Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow says the sch...
Nov 22, 2024
ADDIEVILLE ILLINOIS MAN ARRESTED ON A FAILURE TO APPEAR WARRANT FROM WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County Sheriff's Department Thursday afternoon arrested an Addieville, IL man. 49-year-old Richard Lee Winter was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Wayne County for Failure to Appear on ...
Nov 22, 2024
AFTER A DEVASTATING FIRE, COLYER COFEE HOUSE IN ALBION REOPENED THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING
Colyer Coffee House, a popular coffee shop in Albion, welcomed customers back this morning after being closed for nearly seven months due to a devastating fire that destroyed the historic building. Fo...
Nov 22, 2024