Category Archives: Local News

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...

Illinois is sorting through a number of submissions for its state flag redesign contest. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that nearly five-thousand state flag redesign entries w...

Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, November 4th at 3:15pm at the new M-Pressions Dance Productions located at 906 Leininger Road, just east of the...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 24-year-old Joshua L. Smothers of Mill Shoals Tuesday afternoon on a Wayne County Petition to Revoke warrant on separate charges including; Criminal Damage to ...

Wayne City Fire and Ambulance along with the Illinois State Police responded to a single vehicle accident Tuesday morning around 8:45 at the I-64 westbound off ramp at milepost 100. Illinois State Pol...