Category Archives: Local News

A fundraiser is being organized to help Michael Farmer, who is facing stage 4 lung cancer. Recently, Michael was hospitalized for surgery to remove a mass from his arm. He is currently undergoing radi...

Edwards County State's Attorney Eric St. Ledger has filed felony charges against five individuals in the past week, with offenses ranging from burglary to methamphetamine-related crimes. Daniel K. Mil...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is excited to announce a new professional development opportunity for women leaders: "Elevate & Empower...

Pictured: Rebecca Perry (Edwards County Farm Bureau), Ashely Spray & Heather Spray (West Salem Athletic Association), Matt Lynch (Edwards County Farm Bureau Board member), and Jason Arnold & H...

The West Salem Grade School PTO will hold a special feast and fundraiser on Friday, May 1st at the firehouse on the West Salem Square. The event will feature a delicious meal catered by The Smokin' Pi...

The Wayne County Coroner's Office is investigating two deaths reported over the weekend. On Friday, the Coroner's Office responded to the death of a senior citizen male. The case is currently under in...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department and Wayne City Fire and Ambulance responded to a series of crashes across the county over the weekend and early This (Monday morning), resulting in injuries and c...

A fatal two-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle occurred Friday morning along Illinois 13 in Saline County, leaving one person dead. According to Illinois State Police Troop 10, the collision...

Wayne County Deputies responded to a report of a residential burglary Sunday afternoon at approximately 3:00 p.m. at a rural residence near Clay City, located within Wayne County. Investigators quickl...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued an updated schedule for the planned closure of I-57. The interstate closure, originally set for tonight (Monday, April 13th) will now begin ...