Category Archives: Local News
WAYNE COUNTY SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT SPRING FISH AND TREE SALE DATES
The Wayne County Soil and Water District Spring Fish Sale is set up for Delivery on Thursday, March 13th. Grass carp deadline is Thursday, February 27th. All other fish orders due on March 6th by Noon...
Feb 19, 2025
STATE OF ILLINOIS NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY
Governor J.B. Pritzker giving his annual State of the State address today. The governor expected to lay out his vision for Illinois while addressing a potentially large budget deficit. Estimates relea...
Feb 19, 2025
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9AM THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING-COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM THURSDAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah says a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY remains in effect until 9am this (Wednesday) morning for our area with additional snow accumulations up to one inch...
Feb 19, 2025
FAIRFIELD RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFERING LOGAN KREITER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Fairfield Rural Fire Department will be offering The Logan Kreiter Memorial Scholarship again to all FCHS seniors this spring. Logan joined the Fairfield Rural Fire Department when he was in High ...
Feb 18, 2025
SIMS MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER CRASHING INTO A WAYNE CITY CHURCH
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies and Wayne City First Responders were called to a report of a single vehicle traffic accident Sunday afternoon around 3:30 at the First United Methodist Church at 106 Ra...
Feb 18, 2025
FEEDING KIDS OF WAYNE COUNTY PREPARING FOR A NEW YEAR
Feeding Kids of Wayne County is preparing for their second year in operation and already have a good start on a list of volunteers for the 2025 Summer Sack Lunch Schedule. The board will soon meet to ...
Feb 18, 2025
PEORIA RESIDENT ARRRESTED ON A WAYNE COUNTY WARRANT
Wayne County Sheriff's Department last Friday arrested 39-year-old Joshua D Large of Peoria on a Wayne County warrant for Burglary and two counts of Theft. Large was processed at the Wayne County Jail...
Feb 18, 2025
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER EVENT THIS WEEKEND IN FLORA
Get ready for an evening at the "Celebrity Celebrations" Murder Mystery Dinner, happening at Nostalgia Theater (formerly the Town Theater) in downtown Flora on Saturday, February 22nd, at 6 PM. ...
Feb 18, 2025
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah says a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 12 noon today (Tuesday) until 9am Wednesday. The Weather Service says snow is expected with total...
Feb 18, 2025
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARREST INDIVIDUALS ON VARIOUS CHARGES
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies early last Wednesday morning (February 12th) made contact with a juvenile walking in Fairfield. During the encounter it was determined the juvenile possessed items that...
Feb 18, 2025