Category Archives: Local News
Wayne County Retired Teaches Meet Tuesday
The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, August 1, at Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College in Fairfield. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed ...
Tony Collins Jul 31, 2023
Richland County Launches Sheriff's Department App
Richland County has launched a new app for its sheriff's department. The app, named Richland County Sheriff's Office is available for free in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. With the app...
Tony Collins Jul 31, 2023
Illinois Targeting 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers'
Illinois is targeting so-called "crisis pregnancy centers." Governor Pritzker has signed the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. The law bans crisis pregnancy centers from u...
Tony Collins Jul 31, 2023
Pritzker Signs Bill Increasing Mandatory Supervised Release Reforms
Governor Pritzker is pushing an effort designed to advance public safety and criminal justice reform in Illinois. The governor signed a bill implementing mandatory supervised release reforms. This leg...
Tony Collins Jul 31, 2023
Illinois To Ban Vaping Indoors
Electronic cigarettes will soon be banned from being used in indoor public spaces in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the ban into law on Friday. The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008...
Tony Collins Jul 31, 2023
Wx Recap
A line of strong and severe thunderstorms blew through southern Illinois Saturday evening, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and an end to the recent heat and humid conditions. Much of the area wa...
Tony Collins Jul 30, 2023
Arrests Made In Connection With Washington Co. Murder
The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation announced Thursday the arrest of 44-year-old Kevin Loucks, 57-year-old Milton Robinson and 45-year-old Arrion Sanders, all of Belleville, I...
Tony Collins Jul 30, 2023
River Stages
Here's the latest area river stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 4.96 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 7.3 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. At Ca...
Tony Collins Jul 30, 2023
Jail news
On Wendesday Wayne County Sheriffs office arrested 25 year old Julee A Bailey of Fairfield for a FTA warrant issued by wayne county for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Bond is set at $2...
Tony Collins Jul 28, 2023
Wayne Co. Retired Teachers Meeting
The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Tuesday, August 1, at Bob Boyles Hall on the campus of Frontier Community College in Fairfield. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed ...
Tony Collins Jul 28, 2023