Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Farm Bureau has introduced significant updates to its policy, addressing a variety of legislative priorities, including wildlife management and farmland ownership.   Delegates have a...

SENATOR DICK DURBIN REINTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO ABOLISH ELECTORAL COLLEGE Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has reintroduced a constitutional amendment aimed at eliminating the Electoral College, the cu...

With Christmas just a week away, important shipping deadlines are approaching to ensure your packages arrive on time for the holiday season.   Tim Norman, spokesperson for USPS Illinois, highligh...

The Fairfield High School After Prom Committee has announced the 12 Days of Christmas winner for today (Wednesday, December 18th). Winning $150 is Heather Waters. The ticket was sold by Clayton Waters...

The Blue Point Church, three miles west and north of Cisne off the Blue Mound Road, will hold their Senior Grocery Giveaway this Friday, December 20th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The groceries are provid...

Governor JB Pritzker, alongside the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, announced on Monday the allocation of over $55.2 million in grant funding for 100 local park initiatives across Illinois. ...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 responded to a report of a single-vehicle fatal traffic crash just before 5am Sunday morning on U.S. 45 northbound just north of County Road 200N which is the Barnhill Cr...

Wayne City Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed detached garage fire just after 8:30 last (Monday) night at 642 North Main St. in Wayne City. Wayne City Fire Chief, Scott Clark say the fire w...

Jeremy L. Tucker of Fairfield has submitted a motion to withdraw his guilty plea related to charges stemming from a fatal collision that killed 15-year-old RE Carter. The incident occurred on June 5th...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 20-year-old Cisne resident, Jacob Heath Monday afternoon on a Richland County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Aggravated Battery with a ...