Category Archives: Local News

    The Wayne County Sheriff's Merit Commission is accepting applications to update our hiring list for the position of Patrol Deputy. Applications are available at the Wayne County Sheriff'...

A bill awaiting approval in Illinois aims to simplify the apartment rental application process. If passed, tenants could use a reusable screening report with key details like income and credit history...

  The Eastern Illinois Foodbank is hosting food distribution events in Clay County to assist families facing food insecurity. Attendees are requested to bring boxes or bags for transporting food....

    The Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who entered a residence belonging to Mike Roosevelt and removed a pair of Steiner Binoculars, Nikon Coolpix ...

  If you're looking for something to do on this 4th of July holiday, there are plenty of events lined up throughout Southern Illinois for today and tonight. Below is a list of events: In Flora: K...

  Fairfield Police, Fairfield Fire Department and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident with injuries Wednesday afternoon at 12:53 on West Main at Airp...

    If you are on Western Wayne Waterworks, live east of Skillet Fork, are in the towns of Geff, Sims, Johnsonville, Orchardville you have been asked to boil your water for human consumption...

    The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will not immediately review Illinois' assault weapons ban, leaving the law in place at least until challenges to the law have been fully heard...

  The Wayne County Circuit Court has been busy this week.   24-year-old, Noel Walker of Fairfield pled guilty to DUI and was placed on one year of court supervision.   Seth Bradford, a ...

  In Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon presided over by Judge Denton Aud, Fairfield resident Eric Vaughan made an appearance. Vaughan is currently facing charges of aggravated battery ...