Category Archives: Local News

Bryan L. Hart, the retired Director of the Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) Police, is running unopposed for Edwards County Sheriff in the upcoming Republican primary election this March. Current She...

With the Edwards County School Board meeting recap from last (Thursday) night, here's our Edwards County correspondent, Mark Curtis  

The Blue Point Church is reaching out to local seniors with a special event this month. A Senior Grocery Giveaway will be held Thursday morning, January 29, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the church, lo...

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois. During the meeting, Program Director of Institutional Asses...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 Board met Wednesday night at Cisne Middle School. Superintendent Adam Ellis reported that the board approved several items on the consent agenda, in...

The Southern Illinois Critter Fixers, a nonprofit organization based in Cisne, is ramping up its mission to control the rising stray and feral pet population throughout the region. President, Mary Mur...

35-year-old Courtney J. Flexter of Clay City was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department. Flexter was taken into custody on a Wayne County Failure to Appear warrant on a ...

Wayne County Clerk and Recorder Liz Ann Woodrow is advising voters that the United States Postal Service is no longer handling mail-in ballots as Priority Mail. Woodrow warns that if voters mail their...

(Carlin St. Ledger surprises young attendees of Friday night's game with an ag-themed goodie bag)   (Kayden Alexander and Xaiden Ewing bag up popcorn for Ag on the Court)   The Edwards Count...

The McLeansboro City Council held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Snedeker Risk Management, the provider of the city's Hope Trust Healthcare Plan, presented Mayor Chad May with a check for ...