Category Archives: Local News

Western Wayne Water District has issued a boil order for residents on Gateway Water. The order includes residents north of Henson's Old Store and heading north. The order also includes any residents n...

The Edwards County 4-H Food and Clothing Show was held Monday Evening In the clothing show, Claire Doelling was awarded Best of Show in Clothing I and was chosen as a State Fair Delegate. Jennica Kitc...

The Edwards County School Board wasted no time Monday night getting into a presentation by Xavier Martinez concerning a safety film to cover the doors at the attendance centers. Martinez, representing...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross tomorrow from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Educational Annex Building. The buildin...

A reminder that county, state, and federal offices will be closed for the Juneteenth Holiday. The holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the united states, dating back to 1865. The WFIW Newsroom has...

The City of Flora is set to meet this evening at Flora City Hall at 4:30. According to the agenda, the city will approve the agenda and the consent agenda, including the acceptance of the police repor...

The Fairfield Public School District will hold its June Session this evening in the board room at Center Street School at 6 PM. The first part of the meeting involves a public hearing on the 2022-23 a...

The Edwards County School Board is set to meet this evening at 7 in the K-12 Band Room in Albion. On the agenda, they will look to approve the consent agenda which consists of approving the minutes fr...

A deer is okay after crashing through a window at the University of Illinois campus. The University of Illinois Facilities and Services says a deer broke through a window at the Engineering Sciences B...

Here's the latest on area river stages as of this morning. Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.89 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 4.71 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. A...