Category Archives: Local News

The First Missionary Baptist Church in Albion will be hosting a free thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 28th. Deliveries begin at 10am with pick-up starting at 10:30 am and dine-in is from 11am...

As the holidays approach, the Midwest Food Bank and the Clothesline are organizing the annual free Christmas Food Box giveaway. This year's event is on December 14th from 7am to 10am at the Midwest Fo...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 along with Fairfield Rural Fire Department and Wayne County Ambulance personnel were called to a report of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning around 11:30 in the ar...

A Fairfield man, 27-year-old Lukus J Thomas was arrested by Fairfield Police Wednesday afternoon on a charge of Forgery. Thomas was transported and booked into the Wayne County Jail pending a court ap...

Illinois State Police were dispatched to a report of a vehicle off the roadway, I-64 westbound at milepost 103 this (Thursday) morning. State Police says just a little after 7 o'clock a Ford Fusion wa...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the launch of a lane expansion and bridge replacement project on both northbound and southbound Interstate 57, stretching from Atchison Creek ne...

A recent survey indicates that nearly half of small businesses across the country are facing challenges in paying rent, yet many remain hopeful about their sales prospects for the final quarter of 202...

Wayne County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow issued a statement Wednesday afternoon addressing concerns about Vote By Mail ballots. On October 3rd, the last batch of 196 ballots was mailed out. Following this, ...

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. Brook...

Pictured left to right are the FMH mammography technologists: Melinda Bunting, R.T.(R)(M)(ARRT) RDMS (AB/OB/GYN) RDCS (AE); Malaney McWilliams R.T.(R)(M)(CT)(ARRT) Olivia Lasswell, R.T.(R)(ARRT) and B...