Category Archives: Local News
DUQUOIN STATE FAIR SET TO BEGINS FRIDAY
The DuQuoin State Fair is set to kick off this Friday and will continue through Labor Day, September 2nd. This year, organizers are excited to announce that country artist Chris Lane has joined the li...
Aug 22, 2024
NORTH WAYNE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The North Wayne School Board met for their regular monthly meeting last (Wednesday) night at Cisne Middle School. The board approved the consent agenda that included moving the September meeting to Mo...
Aug 22, 2024
Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees Met Tuesday
The Board of Trustees for the Illinois Eastern Community College District convened on Tuesday evening at Olney Central College. During the meeting, the Board approved a partnership with Northern Illin...
Aug 22, 2024
CITY OF FAIRFIELD BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS SEEKING APPLICANTS TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR FAIRFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
The City of Fairfield Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is seeking applicants to establish an eligibility list from which Police Officer vacancies for the Fairfield Police Department will be fill...
Aug 22, 2024
Edwards County Corn Yield Survey Scheduled
The Edwards County Farm Bureau will be conducting their 17th annual corn yield survey on Wednesday, September 4th Corn fields will be checked in every township in the county. Any area farmer that does...
Aug 22, 2024
QUILT SHOW TO BE HELD DURING GEFF FRONTIER DAYS
A new event is coming to Geff Frontier Days this year. A Quilt Show will be held at the Geff Town Hall on Saturday, September 7th. Quilts need to be brought in that morning between 8:30 am and 9:30am ...
Aug 22, 2024
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELEASES 2ND QUARTER 2024 NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS SOME REPORTED IN THE AREA
The Illinois Department of Public Health has posted the 2024 Second Quarterly Report of Nursing Home Violations. IDPH says there were 268 violation reports completed in the second quarter. Facilities ...
Aug 22, 2024
NORMAL, IL WOMAN SENTENCED TO ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
A Normal, IL woman was sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. 34-year-old Kathleen Butler was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for violating terms of her pr...
Aug 21, 2024
I-64 CLOSURE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH
Starting on Thursday, August 29th at 7 pm, a temporary closure will be in effect for I-64 Eastbound from milepost 61 (Ashley/Centralia Exit) to exit 73 (I-57 split) until Friday, August 30, 2024, at 6...
Aug 21, 2024
CURRENT AREA RIVER STAGES FROM U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST
Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 4.86 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of ...
Aug 21, 2024