Category Archives: Local News

Wabash Area Development, Inc. has announced that funding is available to help income-eligible households with natural gas, propane and electric bills, as well as furnace assistance for inoperable heat...

University of Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash and Wayne counties is bringing back the local Hunters Feeding Illinois program as archery deer season begins Thursday. The ...

The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Vortex, is offering local producers an opportunity to try cover crops through a free 50-acre demonstration. Under the program...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Commander, Captain Bruce Waggoner, has announced the ISP will be conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement, or ACE, patrols in Wayne, Clay, White, Lawrence, Marion an...

As we close out the month of September and head into October, fairly quiet and seasonable weather is expected, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. The next few days are exp...

Unemployment rates in southern Illinois didn't change much in the month of August, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Wayne County's rate came in at 4.3 percent for August, c...

Media reports out of Williamson County say a social worker has had an additional felony charge of criminal sexual assault filed against her. 37 year old Autumn Watson of Marion faces charges in connec...

  The U.S. Senate returns to work with another attempt expected to advance a new five-year farm bill, a major priority for agriculture groups as the current extension approaches its Sept. 30 expi...

Several defendants were sentenced Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court in cases involving theft, burglary, aggravated battery, methamphetamine possession and other charges.   33-year-old Cody L...

Petition packets are now available for candidates interested in running for the Edwards County School District Board of Education in the April 2027 Consolidated Election. The Edwards County Clerk and ...