Category Archives: Local News

    The 2024 Wayne County Fair begins this Saturday and running through July 13th.   This year's fair features a variety of activities, including harness racing, church night, motocross...

      The Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance will be coming to Flora today (Wednesday). The Wall will be departing the Kinmundy-Alma Fire Depsartment at 11:30 this (Wednesday) mor...

    The Fairfield Public Library's Summer Activity Morning program comes to an end for this summer as today is the last day and it will feature; Dinosaur Encounter. Program begins at 10 am w...

  The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Independence Day holiday to minimize travel di...

  The Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to a traffic accident Monday morning just shortly after 7 o'clock on US HWY 45 just south of Fairfield and south of the New Hope Curve. Deputies ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation, along with law enforcement, is launching the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign for the July Fourth holiday. They are cracking down on impaired drivin...

The Flora Police Department is currently in the process of updating its list of eligible police officers. New hires are offered a starting pay of $27.57 per hour, while lateral transfers begin at $29....

  More than 87,000 individuals left Illinois, taking nearly $10 billion in income with them, based on IRS data. Despite annual Census estimates showing a population decline over the past decade, ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is issuing a reminder to the public regarding ongoing roadside mowing activities. Drivers are urged to exercise caution by reducing speed, avoiding dis...

    The Fairfield Public School District along with Jasper, New Hope and Geff School Districts are conducting Child Find/Preschool Screenings for 3 to 5-year-old children. The screenings wil...