Category Archives: Local News
WAYNE COUNTY BOARD MET THURSDAY FOR JANUARY MEETING
The Wayne County Board met last (Thursday) night in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse with 11 members present. A District 5 vacancy was filled by the appointment of TJ Vaughan who ...
Jan 10, 2025
ZOOM MEETING HELD TUESDAY IN THE MEGAN VALENTINE MURDER CASE
In a recent development in the murder case of Megan Valentine, her attorney has officially waived her client's right to a speedy trial. During a brief hearing conducted in a Zoom format on Tuesday, at...
Jan 10, 2025
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MAKE TWO RECENT ARRESTS
31-year-old Jonathan Downen of Benton was arresated Thursday afternoon by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department on a Wayne County warrant for Violation of Pretrial Release on originals charges of Unla...
Jan 10, 2025
BENTON WOMAN REPORTED MISSING HAS BEEN LOCATED
Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon has confirmed that a missing Benton woman, Jessica A. Powell, has been located and is safe. The 37-year-old was last in contact with a family member on December 29. ...
Jan 10, 2025
SSM GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL INVESTS IN CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGYFOR LUNG BIOPSIES
Drs. Shawnt Tosonian and Abdulmonam Ali pictured with the new robotic lung biopsy system (Photo courtesy of SSM Health) Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has made a significan...
Jan 10, 2025
STATE OF ILLINOIS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FOR FRIDAY
The Illinois Department of Public Health is adding four conditions to the list of medical issues that may be treated with medical cannabis. The four newly approved conditions are endometriosis, ovaria...
Jan 10, 2025
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area from now until midnight tonight with heavy snow and 4 to 7 inches possible for all of southern Illinois, southwes...
Jan 10, 2025
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION SUSPENDS NURSING LICENSE OF FAIRFIELD RESIDENT
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has indefinitely suspended the nursing license of 38-year-old, Attila J. Caldwell, a former House Charge Nurse at Fairfield Mem...
Jan 10, 2025
FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE RELEASES INFORMATION ON FIRST PITCH DINNER
Frontier Community College has released information regarding their event Saturday night. Due to the weather, Marco Romero, Director of Hitting Development for the Chicago Cubs, won't be able to atten...
Jan 10, 2025
FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FALL 2024 ACADEMIC HONORS LIST
Frontier Community College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2024 Semester. Three lists have been established by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges to indicate students who have achi...
Jan 10, 2025