Category Archives: Local News

WIND ADVISORY & RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a WIND ADVISORY in effect from 8am to 7pm for portions of Southern Illinois. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected with the poten...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

WAYNE COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SET TO MEET
The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, April 1st at Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College. Lunch will be served at 11:30, followed by the program and...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

DAHLGREN FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST SCHEDULED
The Dahlgren Fire Department will hold their annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 22nd from 8am to 11am at the Dahlgren Fire Department. Drive-thru event only and the cost is by donation. All p...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

STATE OF ILLINOIS NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH
Community college enrollment in Illinois is growing at a record pace. Governor JB Pritzker announced that 2025 Spring enrollment at Illinois Community Colleges increased nearly nine-percent as compare...
Mark Wells Mar 19, 2025

MAJOR RENOVATION &REMODELING CONTINUES AT HUCK'S IN FAIRFIELD, NEW FUEL STATION WORK TO BEGIN IN APRIL
Huck's Convenience Store at 1st and West Main in downtown Fairfield is undergoing a major renovation and remodeling of their store. The inside of Huck's has completely taken on a different look with t...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025

U.S. MARSHALS ARREST PAXTON, IL MAN IN WAYNE COUNTY MONDAY
A Paxton, Illinois man was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Wayne County Monday. 30-year-old Frank Anthony Zamiar Jr. was arrested on a Sangamon County Warrant for Possession Of A Weapon By A Fe...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025

TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS ARRESTED BY WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Fairfield resident, 39-year-old Brandy Best was arrested by Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies Monday on a Failure To Appear warrant issued out of Wayne County on an original charge of Operating An Unins...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025

LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO RENAME HIGHWAY AFTER MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT KENNY KAYS
A bill has been introduced to designate a section of Illinois Route 15 in Wayne County as the Pfc. Kenny Kays Memorial Highway in honor of the local Medal of Honor recipient. State Senator Terri Bryan...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025 Created by AccuSoft Corp.

EDWARDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING RECAP FROM MONDAY NIGHT
The Edwards County School Board met for their monthly meeting last (Monday) night and here with a recap of the meeting is our Edwards County Correspondent, Mark Curtis.
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025

PANCAKE SUPPER & TRIVIA NIGHT TO SUPPORT COSTA RICA MISSION
Little Prairie Christian Church will host a Pancake Supper, Trivia Night, and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 12, at the church, located three miles west of Albion on Route 15. Proceeds will benefit...
Mark Wells Mar 18, 2025