Category Archives: Local News
ALBION TO HOST ANNUAL ARTISANS FALL FESTIVAL TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce and the Albion Arts Council are inviting the public to the annual Artisans Fall Festival tomorrow (Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Historic Courthouse Square...
Sep 11, 2026
ALBION ARTS COUNCIL FALL FESTIVAL CONCERT LINEUP FOR TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
The Albion Arts Council has announced a full day of live music for its Fall Festival Concerts tomorrow (Saturday) at the CNB Pavilion and Amphitheater. The entertainment will begin with Jake Martin pe...
Sep 11, 2026
JASPER PTO CHILI SUPPER TO BENEFIT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
The Jasper PTO will host a chili supper fundraiser Monday, September 14th at the Jasper Grade School cafeteria. The supper will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will feature chili, hot dogs, peanut b...
Sep 11, 2026
LAYLA BEADLES NAMED SEPTEMBER ECHS STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Layla Beadles has been selected as the September Student of the Month at Edwards County High School. Beadles was nominated for being an excellent student at ECHS and was randomly selected from 11 nomi...
Sep 11, 2026
MT. CARMEL MAN FACES CHARGES AFTER ALLEGED CARJACKING AT MESA LAKE
A Mt. Carmel man faces multiple charges after authorities say he carjacked a vehicle and struck several people following an altercation at Mesa Lake. Wabash County Sheriff Derek Morgan says the incide...
Sep 11, 2026
MT. VERNON EVENT TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
Mt. Vernon Festivals will honor local first responders while commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks during a special Friday's Food & Art event. "A Tribute to Firs...
Sep 11, 2026
WAYNE COUNTY DEPUTIES MAKE THREE METHAMPHETAMINE ARRESTS
Shaun D. Carl Susan J. Grove Jamie L. Vaughan The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reports three arrests following separate investigations involving methamphetamine. On Saturday at approximate...
Sep 10, 2026
FORMER MT. CARMEL MAN AGAIN SENTENCED TO 120 YEARS IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
A former Mt. Carmel man has again been sentenced to 120 years in prison following an appellate court ruling in his child pornography case. Wabash County State's Attorney Kelli Storckman says Ch...
Sep 10, 2026
2026 MCLEANSBORO FALL FESTIVAL SET FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
The McLeansboro Kiwanis Club's Fall Festival will return to downtown McLeansboro for three days of carnival rides, live entertainment, contests, and other activities today (Thursday) through Saturday....
Sep 10, 2026
ILLINOIS CORN HARVEST UNDERWAY AS HOT, DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE
Illinois farmers have started bringing in the 2026 corn crop, with the USDA reporting 3% of the state's corn harvested as of September 6. That is ahead of both last year's 2% and the five-year average...
Sep 10, 2026