Category Archives: Local News

USDA Secretary Vilsack is issuing four separate disaster declarations for the state of Illinois due to tornadoes and drought that took place during the 2023 Illinois growing season. A number of counti...

Western Wayne Water District has issued a boil order for the residents on Gateway Water. This includes any residents North of 1005 County Highway 13 (Henson's Old Store) going North. It also includes ...

The Albion City Parks Board will hold a special session at Albion City Hall Tuesday Evening at 6. The hot issue is around the city pool that was not opened up this summer due to the safety conditions ...

Fair season is underway in Wayne County as results have been released for the Home Economics and Dog Shows. The Home Economics show took place at Cornerstone Community Church. Brielle Curd, Caleb Vaug...

Hamilton County Highway Department has announced the closure of Thackery Blacktop as of today will close for the next 3 weeks. The closure will be from the railroad to Illinois Route 14. The closure i...

Illinois is planning the largest construction program in state history. Governor Pritzker announced the nearly 41-billion-dollar multi-year program to fix and repair infrastructure. The proposal aims ...

WZDM and TOC Direct Media founder Mark Lange passed away yesterday at his home in Vincennes. Lange founded WZDM in 1988. He would later acquire several other stations across Indiana and Illinois as pa...

Rainfall and thunderstorm activity held off Friday night in Fairfield, allowing the fireworks display to be held at Southwest Park. The event lasted about 20 minutes for those in attendance to view th...

A Norris City man has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections. According to information from our sister station WRUL, 72-year-old Michiel Phillips was sentenced to seven years in the ...

Pleasant weather greeted those attending the dedication of a new state-of-the-art facility in Mt. Vernon, Il for the police department Friday. Media reports say a ribbon cutting was held attended by a...