Category Archives: Local News

The Summer Twilight Series, a long-standing program hosted by Illinois Extension, offers a behind-the-scenes look into a variety of agriculture industries, farms, and locally owned businesses in the s...

FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS SPRING SPORTS AWARDS   Wednesday night, Fairfield Community High School held an awards program honoring their outstanding athletes from the Spring Sports Sea...

FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERING IGNITE CURIOSITY SUMMER CAMPS   Frontier Community College is once again offering their Ignite Curiosity Summer Camps for area students. These camps are all ab...

WABASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AWARDED $5,000 SAFETY GRANT FOR BALLISTIC SHIELDS In October 2024, Sheriff Derek Morgan and Jail Administrator James Sullivan attended the Illinois Counties Risk Managem...

An oil well fire south of Clay City Wednesday morning resulted in the injury of one oilfield worker. The incident occurred around 9:30 on a Citation Oil Company lease located directly south of Clay Ci...

Three individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday.   20-year-old Damario Heck of Fairfield pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Heck was placed on probation for 2...

Illinois farmers continued to make strong planting progress last week according to the US Department of Agriculture. During the week ending May 25th, there were an average of 4.0 days suitable for fie...

The Wayne County Humane Society (WCHS) is kicking off summer with a community-centered fundraiser in partnership with Rent One, located in Fairfield. The event is set to take place on Friday, May 30th...

Over the coming weeks, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will carry out its annual June Agricultural Survey. Nearly 92,000 farmers across the country will be contacted to provide ...

Illinois lawmakers last week approved Senate Bill 1195, known as Anna's Law, which would require police officers in the state to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training before being sworn in. ...