Category Archives: Local News
ALLEGED JAIL INCIDENT PROMPTS SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM FOR MURDER SUSPECT MEGAN VALENTINE; ISP INVESTIGATION ONGOING WITH PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS SETMEGAN VALENTINE
45-year-old Megan Valentine of Albion has undergone a sexual assault examination after an alleged incident involving a correctional officer at the White County Jail last month. Valentine had been hous...
Dec 11, 2025
4-H PROGRAM, SPARK AFTER SCHOOL COMING TO FAIRFIELD AND WAYNE CITY
Wayne County 4-H is introducing a new program, Spark After School, to help youth discover new interests. Students in second through eighth grade are welcome to attend and do not need to be 4-H members...
Dec 11, 2025
IECC TRUSTEES CERTIFY 2025 TAX LEVY, APPROVE TUITION RATES FOR FY2027
The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees met Tuesday at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, where members certified the 2025 tax levy following a public hearing. The board held the ta...
Dec 11, 2025
OLNEY CENTRAL COLLEGE COMMUNITY CHOIR TO PRESENT ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The Olney Central College Community Choir will present its annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. tomorrow night in the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center. Directed by Dr. Andrew Pittman, the concer...
Dec 11, 2025
ENFIELD VILLAGE BOARD REVIEWS PROJECT UPDATES, APPROVES DONATION
The Enfield Village Board met on Tuesday evening to discuss ongoing projects and community matters. Street lighting improvements are nearly complete, with only the final four poles left to install. Ho...
Dec 11, 2025
FDA ISSUES HIGHEST RISK WARNING FOR DOUGHY BRAND COOKIE DOUGH RECALL
The FDA has issued its highest consumer risk warning for Doughy brand chocolate chip cookie dough, which was recalled last month by Hudson River Foods due to possible salmonella contamination. ...
Dec 11, 2025
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGE VACANCY
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the application process for an at-large circuit judge vacancy in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, following the retirement of Judg...
Dec 11, 2025
ILLINOIS FARMERS STRUGGLE WITH WORST FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IN OVER A DECADE
Illinois farmers are experiencing one of their toughest financial years in more than ten years, as soaring input costs, high interest rates, and volatile global markets continue to erode profits. Whil...
Dec 11, 2025
TRAILER DESTROYED BY FIRE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN FAIRFIELD
A single-wide trailer at #2 Ash Street in Fairfield was destroyed by fire Wednesday night just before 9:30 p.m. Fairfield City Fire Department, Fairfield Rural Fire Department, Wayne County Ambulance,...
Dec 11, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY BOARD MEETING TONIGHT AT COURTHOUSE
The Wayne County Board will meet for its regular monthly meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. Board members are ex...
Dec 11, 2025