Category Archives: Local News

The Wayne County Health Department has announced that they will be closed on Wednesday. According to the WCHD Facebook page, the closure is for annual staff training. Officials plan to return to norma...

The City of Fairfield has released their financial statement for the month of October. Overall, the city recorded a net profit of $227,074. For the month, the city took in $1,956,090 while spending $1...

Residents in the village of Wayne City are being notified that trash pickup will be delayed by one day next week. Republic Services says the delay is due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Officials ask res...

WFIW Radio is learning of a potential armed individual situation in Mount Carmel near Wabash Valley College. According to an alert released from IECC, at 11:48 AM, there was a man that was reportedly ...

The Grayville City Council held their first meeting for November Monday Evening. According to City officials, the city is in search for a new police vehicle, but they are currently holding on purchasi...

This weekend marks the first half of shotgun deer season, running from Friday morning until Sunday sunset. While most hunters know and practice good safety while afield, it never hurts to remind one a...

The City of Grayville, like many other cities in Illinois are trying to attract new residents to their community. During the city council meeting on Monday, the City laid out their idea of how they se...

Caleb Stevens of West Salem, IL and Virgil Jansen of Montrose, IL are the two recipients of the Earl R. Pottorff Memorial Scholarship for this academic year. The late Earl Pottorff was born in Fairfie...

Caleb Stevens of West Salem, IL, has been awarded the Steve Rafferty Memorial Scholarship by Frontier Community College (FCC) in Fairfield. The Steve Rafferty Memorial Scholarship was established in M...

Officials on the committee of the Gerry Kinney, Wayne-White Electric Co-Op Scholarship have announced this year's scholarship recipients. The Committee has awarded Virgil Jansen, of Montrose, IL, Lane...