Category Archives: Local News

State Representative, Dave Severin of Benton is advocating for significant tax relief for Illinois residents, declaring that the time has come to address the state's tax burdens. This week, he unveile...

The court case of former Wabash County Sheriff's Deputy Chase Cheadle has encountered yet another delay. During a preliminary hearing Thursday, special prosecutor Brian Towne and defense attorney Jona...

The Fairfield City Council is set to meet Tuesday at Fairfield City Hall. Items on the agenda under Routine Business include; a resolution from the Business District Agreement with Besnik Mehmedi dba ...

Pictured L to R: Creed Speaker, Hayley Perry and Extemp Speaker, Quentin Pike   Pictured L to R ....Quiz Bowl Team: Parker Biggs, Jake Wiseman, Quentin Pike, Cody Greathouse, Cheyenne Duncan Edwa...

The Fairfield Community High School FFA Alumni Scholarship Dinner Fundraiser is set for Sunday, February 23rd beginning at 11am at the Fairfield Rural Fire Department. Pork Chops, Sides, Dessert and D...

During the January meeting of the Village of Cisne Board, the agenda was light, but the board approved a motion to proceed with electrical work at the park shelter. Previously, this project had been t...

Fairfield Police arrested a Fairfield woman Thursday. 19-year-old Marley Mousette was arrested for Retail Theft. Mousette was transported and booked into the Wayne County Jail and given a court date t...

    Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Brian Shinkle as a Resident Circuit Judge for Edwards County in the Second Judicial Circuit. ...

Two area residents appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. 41-year-old Kelli J. Cotrill pled guilty to Refusing to Aid an Officer, a Class A petty offense. Per the plea deal, count 1 of Conce...

Thursday, Wabash County 911 received a call reporting a disturbance at 229 N. Main St. in Bellmont. While the deputy was enroute, the male suspect fled in a blue passenger car heading north on E 400 R...