Category Archives: Local News
RAY TATE PLEADS GUILTY IN CLINTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WEDNESDAY
Ray Tate pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Clinton County Court to multiple charges related to incidents following the fatal shooting of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley in December 2021. During ...
Oct 17, 2024
MT. CARMEL MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY WEDNESDAY ON THREE FELONY COUNTS
Mt. Carmel resident, 30-year-old Jordan Evans is now a free man after a Wabash County jury found him not guilty on Wednesday of three felony charges related to an alleged altercation with an Illinois ...
Oct 17, 2024
RARE COMET VISIBLE IN THE NIGHT SKY THIS WEEK
There's a lot of excitement on social media this week about a comet making its debut in the night sky. The comet, named Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced SOO-CHEEN-SHAN), was discovered in 2023 and is set...
Oct 17, 2024
NORTH WAYNE UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WEDNESDAY
The North Wayne Unit School District Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting last (Wednesday) night with the board approving the following items on the consent agenda: Approved the mi...
Oct 17, 2024
FAIRFIELD PARK DISTRICT MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST THURSDAY
The Fairfield Park District met for their monthly meeting last Thursday (October 10th) with a very light agenda. Park officials say that workers will begin putting up the Christmas light displays soon...
Oct 17, 2024
GRAYVILLE CITY COUNCIL SETS TRICK OR TREATING HOURS AT MONDAY NIGHT MEETING
The Grayville City Council met on Monday night, during which Treasurer Sharon Walden presented her report and discussed the annual report, which will be available for review for 30 days before a publi...
Oct 17, 2024
FAIRFIELD'S NEW BUSINESS, SMOKE SMART NOW OPEN
A new business in Fairfield is open. Smoke Smart, located at 608 West Delaware St. opened for business last Friday. Owner, Kiran Patel from Mt. Vernon says his store offers vaping products with variou...
Oct 17, 2024
NEW HOPE GRADE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY
The New Hope Grade School Board of Education meeting was held Tuesday night and under the Superintendent's Report, Britany Pope honored the Lady Panthers Softball Team as they won the 2024 Class S Sta...
Oct 17, 2024
EDWARDS COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES 2ND DISTRIBUTION COMPLETED
Edwards County Treasurer, Jennifer Thomason says that the second distribution for Edwards County has been completed. 97% of the taxes extended has been collected. Online payments may be made until 11:...
Oct 17, 2024
WAYNE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY MONTHLY MEETING HELD TUESDAY
The Wayne County Democratic Party held it's monthly meeting Tuesday night in the Fairfield Elks dining room. Sixteen members were present. County Chairperson, Cassy Fuller was present earlier in the d...
Oct 17, 2024