Category Archives: Local News

The popular "16 Breakfast" is back for its 15th year, giving the community a delicious-and affordable-start to their day while highlighting the reality of farm income. Sponsored by the Edwards County ...

A $1,498,172 winning ticket for the FastPlay Cash Castle game was sold at the Hucks Store located at 540 Fairfield Road in Mt. Vernon, according to State Lottery officials. The winner has one year fro...

Two Albion men are facing felony charges in Edwards County Circuit Court. 35-year-old Dakota Parker of Albion has been charged with criminal damage to property valued at more than $500 but less than $...

Kindergarten registration for Mt. Erie School will take place on Monday, March 9th from 3 to 5 p.m. This event is for all students who will be entering kindergarten at Mt. Erie School in the fall. Chi...

Fairfield Masonic Lodge #206 will have a breakfast open to the public on Saturday, March 14th from 6am to 9am at the Lodge Hall at the corner of First and Delaware St. Menu includes pancakes, sausage,...

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has awarded $2,347,608 to Man-Tra-Con Corporation to operate a free clean energy workforce training hub serving 19 southern Illinois counti...

  (Photo credit: sister station...WTYE ) Wayne County and surrounding areas avoided the worst of Thursday's severe weather, as storms passed to the north with hail reported in the Effingham area....

A Fairfield man facing kidnapping and drug charges has been released from custody following a pretrial hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court. 54-year-old Jamie Lynn Vaughan was released Wednesday unde...

Former Frontier Community College Volleyball Coach, 51-year-old Chet Snyder was back in court Wednesday facing charges of unlawful sexual contact with two males, one of whom was a minor. Snyder made a...

Mark Curtis, Edwards County Correspondent has a recap from last (Thursday) night's Edwards County School Board meeting.