Category Archives: Local News
Edwards County Corn Yield Survey Scheduled
The Edwards County Farm Bureau will be conducting their 17th annual corn yield survey on Wednesday, September 4th Corn fields will be checked in every township in the county. Any area farmer that does...
Aug 22, 2024
QUILT SHOW TO BE HELD DURING GEFF FRONTIER DAYS
A new event is coming to Geff Frontier Days this year. A Quilt Show will be held at the Geff Town Hall on Saturday, September 7th. Quilts need to be brought in that morning between 8:30 am and 9:30am ...
Aug 22, 2024
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELEASES 2ND QUARTER 2024 NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS SOME REPORTED IN THE AREA
The Illinois Department of Public Health has posted the 2024 Second Quarterly Report of Nursing Home Violations. IDPH says there were 268 violation reports completed in the second quarter. Facilities ...
Aug 22, 2024
NORMAL, IL WOMAN SENTENCED TO ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
A Normal, IL woman was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. 34-year-old Kathleen Butler was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for violating terms of her pr...
Aug 21, 2024
I-64 CLOSURE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH
Starting on Thursday, August 29th at 7 pm, a temporary closure will be in effect for I-64 Eastbound from milepost 61 (Ashley/Centralia Exit) to exit 73 (I-57 split) until Friday, August 30, 2024, at 6...
Aug 21, 2024
CURRENT AREA RIVER STAGES FROM U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST
Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 4.86 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of ...
Aug 21, 2024
White County Man Arrested On Attempted Homicide And Other Charges
White County Sheriff Deputies, along with the Illinois State Police, Conservation Police, and the Carmi PD K9 unit, responded to a call involving an incident in Maunie Monday. The call reported an ind...
Aug 21, 2024
ILLINOIS BANS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN ALL SCHOOLS
During this school year, Illinois will make history by becoming the fifth state in the United States to completely ban corporal punishment in all schools. Governor JB Pritzker recently signed l...
Aug 21, 2024
LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE THREAT AT NCOE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Schools in the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield School District, except for the high school, were placed on a "Secure" status on Tuesday morning following information received from White County Sheriff Jorda...
Aug 21, 2024
I-64 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT GRAYVILLE BEGAN MONDAY
The Illinois Department of Transportation has began a project to replace the two current bridges on Interstate 64 that span the Wabash River, located just east of Grayville in White County. This $136 ...
Aug 21, 2024