Category Archives: Local News

The Grayville Senior Center will host a chowder event on Saturday, October 11th beginning at 11 a.m. at the Senior Center, located at 212 East North Street in Grayville Chowder will be available for $...

The former Dean of Instructions at Frontier Community College in Fairfield has been jailed on multiple sex charges. 52-year-old, Dr. Paul Bruinsma of Keenes was lodged into the Wayne County Jail late ...

Despite a decent shower that popped up in Fairfield late Thursday afternoon, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map, released Thursday, now shows the entire state of Illinois in Abnormally Dry or drought...

An invasive tick has been detected in southern Illinois. Media reports say the invasive Asian Longhorned Tick was recently found from Clay County cattle brought to a Marion County collection station, ...

Published reports say people are being advised to destroy a toy distributed across the nation due to lead contamination issues. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, In Motion Design i...

A Cisne woman entered a guilty plea Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. 35-year-old Gabrielle Gorley pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. She was placed on six months of Court Supervis...

Nearly a year after Judge Denton Aud rejected his bid to withdraw a guilty plea in the 2021 killing of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley, convicted murderer Ray Tate has now taken his case to t...

Area farmers and farm families are invited to a special Farmer Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, October 16th at the West Elevator in Browns. Lunch will be served beginning at 11 a.m. and will continue ...

The Fairfield Rotary Club will officially launch its 100th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, October 14th at 6 p.m. during the Fairfield City Council meeting at City Hall, 109 NE 2nd Street. Mayor G...

The Fairfield Coin Club will host its 55th annual Coin Show and Auction on Sunday, October 12th at North Side Grade School. Doors open to the public at 9 a.m. with hourly door prizes beginning at 10 a...