Category Archives: Local News
LOCAL YOUTH INVITED TO ATTEND GOAT WORKSHOP HOSTED BY WAYNE COUNTY 4-H AND ILLINOIS MEAT GOAT PRODUCERS ON SATURDAY
Wayne County 4-H and the Illinois Meat Goat Producers have partnered to provide a goat workshop to serve both the beginner and advanced goat showman. Goats: Managing, Breeding, and Showing with Succes...
Sep 11, 2025
COWLING COMMUNITY CENTER TO HOST ANNUAL CHICKEN & NOODLE DINNER
The Cowling Community Center will host its annual Chicken and Noodle Dinner on Saturday, September 27th. Serving will begin at 4 p.m. and continue until the food runs out. The meal will be served by d...
Sep 11, 2025
RAILROAD IN THE AMERICAN MIND: EXPLORING ILLINOIS' HISTORIC IMPACT COMING TO GRAYVILLE
On Saturday, September 20th, at 1 PM, the Groff Memorial Library in Grayville will host an enlightening presentation titled "The Railroad in the American Mind," featuring historian Mike Matejka. Known...
Sep 11, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY CORONER CARRIE JO DAGG PASSES AWAY AFTER LENGTHY ILLNESS
(Story Updated) Wayne County Coroner, Carrie Jo Dagg passed away this (Wednesday) morning at her residence following a lengthy illness. Dagg was serving her second term as coroner. First elected as Co...
Sep 10, 2025
TWO SENTENCED THIS WEEK IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Two area residents were sentenced this week in Wayne County Circuit Court following guilty pleas in separate cases. On Monday, 44-year-old Arthur Barger of Carmi pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of ...
Sep 10, 2025
ADULT FLU CLINIC SET FOR OCTOBER 2ND AT FAIRFIELD CITY HALL
The Wayne County Health Department will host an Adult Flu Clinic on Thursday, October 2nd from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Fairfield City Hall. The cost is $30, or the clinic will accept insurance from provide...
Sep 10, 2025
CUTEST BABY CONTEST COMING TO THE ARTISANS FESTIVAL IN ALBION
The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual Artisans Fall Festival, featuring the Edwards County's Cutest Baby Contest. This charming event invites local families to showcase thei...
Sep 10, 2025
ALBION ARTS COUNCIL TO HOST INAUGURAL BRICK RUN COLOR EVENT SEPTEMBER 20TH
The Albion Arts Council invites the community to participate in its first annual Albion Artisan Brick Run on Saturday, September 20th, starting at 9:00 a.m. The event will feature both a 5K and 10K co...
Sep 10, 2025
CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HOST TRICK OR TREAT STREET AND EXPLORE-A-TRUCK OCTOBER 9TH
Families are invited to "follow the yellow brick road" to Charley Brown Park on Thursday, October 9th for the Clay County Health Department's 3rd annual Trick or Treat Street and Explore-a-Truck event...
Sep 10, 2025
FEDERAL SENTENCING DELAYED AGAIN IN NORRIS CITY MAN'S WIRE FRAUD CASE
The sentencing of a Norris City man in federal court has been delayed once more. Fifty-eight-year-old Terry Hall, former lead pastor at Turning Point Church of God in McLeansboro, was originally sched...
Sep 10, 2025