Category Archives: Local News

The Wayne County Courthouse for the rest of the week will be closing at 12-noon for maintenance work on the air conditioning unit. All afternoon court sessions have been rescheduled that are set for t...

The Hope Center at 23 West Cherry Street in Albion will have a member from the US Department of Veterans Affairs on site today from 9 AM until 12-noon. The service is for all veterans and their famili...

Republican Darren Bailey is planning a run for Congress. Bailey served as an Illinois State Representative from 2019 to 2021, then as part of the Illinois Senate. Bailey previously ran for governor --...

The State of Illinois in 2021 adopted new measures involving notary personnel. Last month, the state adopted the rules officially to make the changes take affect. There are several changes with the ne...

The Albion City Council met in regular session Monday night. The council under Visitors on Business heard from a concerned resident Kay Jones concerning the permanent closing of the city pool. Jones t...

Government Offices, Banks, the postal Service, and many places are closed to day in observance of the 4th of July Holiday. While that is the case, trash pickup is on schedule for customers on Sunrise ...

Gas Prices this 4th of July are cheaper than last year. The current national average price for a gallon of fuel is $3.52 per gallon which is $1.28 per gallon cheaper than a year ago. The average gas p...

The City of Fairfield has announced the makeup for the Fireworks that were called off on Saturday due to the weather. Mayor Gary Moore says that the fireworks will take place this upcoming Friday, Jul...

With the fireworks called off Saturday Afternoon due to potential severe weather, many questions have come in asking about a makeup date for the fireworks. Following a conversation with a city officia...

If you are looking for Fireworks in Wayne County tonight, Cisne will be the place to go. Fireworks will be viewable from the Cisne High School parking lot with activities starting around 6. Fireworks ...