Category Archives: Local News

WAYNE COUNTY BOARD HOLDS JUNE MEETING
The Wayne County Board met last Thursday night in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. Jeanie Shaw from the Village of Keenes addressed the board with questions regarding the legal p...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARREST ONE ON WARRANTS
Mikkel J. Pierce, 21, of Albion was arrested on Monday morning on two outstanding Wayne County warrants. Pierce was taken into custody on a Contempt Warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine and a Con...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION WELCOMES NATHAN GENTZ AS NEW FOUNDATION DIRECTOR
Fairfield Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Gentz as the new Director of the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Foundation. For more than two decades, Gentz has demons...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH EXPERIENCES COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGE
As of Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Paducah, Kentucky, is experiencing significant communications issues. The outage is currently affecting radar data from KVWX, KPAH, and KHPX...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

ALBION WOMAN SENTENCED TO PROBATION IN THEFT CASE
A 23-year-old Albion woman has been sentenced in White County Court following a guilty plea to a theft charge. Jewell Gwaltney pleaded guilty Monday to theft of less than $300 stemming from a 2025 cas...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

NORTON, DUCKWORTH ELECTED TO WAYNE-WHITE ELECTRIC BOARD
Members of Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative elected two new directors during the cooperative's annual meeting last Friday evening in Wayne City. In District 2, Blaine Norton of Fairfield defe...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

PLEA DISCUSSIONS REPORTED IN CASE AGAINST FORMER WHITE COUNTY JAILER
A plea agreement could be under consideration in the criminal case involving former White County jailer Darren Hays. According to online court records, a Rule 402 conference was held last Thursday in ...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

WAYNE-EDWARDS COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY 2026 CROP REPORTING
The Wayne/Edwards County Farm Service Agency is reminding local farm producers to come to their office to report their spring-seeded crops as soon as planting is complete. The deadline to repor...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

FIVE NEW ILLINOIS LAWS TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST
While Illinois motorists will avoid a scheduled gas tax increase on July 1st, several new state laws will take effect alongside the state's new $55.9 billion budget. Among the most notable changes is ...
Mark Wells Jun 17, 2026

Edwards County School Board Met Last Night
The Edwards County School Board met last night. Mark Curtis has more.
Tony Collins Jun 16, 2026