Category Archives: Local News
EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO LANDING GEAR ALERT AT MT. VERNON OUTLAND AIRPORT
Emergency responders were placed on standby Monday afternoon around 1:46 at the Mt. Vernon Outland Airport after a pilot reported a warning light indicating a possible landing gear issue. Mt. Vernon C...
Dec 23, 2025
MT. VERNON MAN ARRESTED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
(Photo credit: Jefferson County SO Facebook page) A Mt. Vernon man is in custody following an investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office into allegations of sexual assault and child...
Dec 23, 2025
CITY OF ALBION HOLIDAY TRASH PICKUP SCHEDULE CHANGE
Due to the upcoming holidays, Sunrise Sanitation will collect trash in the city of Albion on Friday, December 26th and Friday, January 2nd for the next two weeks. Albion residents are advised to place...
Dec 23, 2025
IDNR COLLECTING CHRISTMAS TREES FOR FISH HABITAT AT AREA LAKES
Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees after the holidays to be reused as fish habitat in local lakes. The trees will be bundled, weighted an...
Dec 23, 2025
HAMILTON MEMORIAL FAMILY CLINICS ANNOUNCE NEW WEEKEND HOURS FOR 2026
Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) and its Family Clinics have announced updated weekend walk-in clinic hours designed to improve patient access and better coordinate with local pharmacy sched...
Dec 23, 2025
IDNR NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is now accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants, with the deadline set for February 16th. Funded by the U.S. Department of ...
Dec 23, 2025
BOIL WATER ORDER LIFTED IN VILLAGE OF MT. ERIE
The boil water order issued for the Village of Mt. Erie has been lifted. Village officials say test results have been received and confirm that the water supply is now safe for human consumption. Resi...
Dec 23, 2025
ALBION MAN ARRESTED ON CLASS X METH CHARGE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP IN WAYNE COUNTY
A lengthy investigation into methamphetamine distribution in Wayne County has led to the arrest of an Albion man on multiple felony charges Friday night. Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a tr...
Dec 23, 2025
CISNE, WEST SALEM FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SUNDAY MORNING STRUCTURE FIRE
Firefighters from the Cisne Fire Department, assisted by mutual aid from the West Salem Fire Department, responded to a structure fire Sunday morning at a residence in Mt. Erie. The fire was reported ...
Dec 23, 2025
FAIRFIELD MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUV OVERTURNS AVOIDING DEER
46-year-old Joshua W. Walker of Fairfield, was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after his vehicle overturned while he attempted to avoid a deer on Enterprise Road. Wayne County Sheriff's Department sai...
Dec 23, 2025