Category Archives: Local News
CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HOST TRICK OR TREAT STREET AND EXPLORE-A-TRUCK TONIGHT
Families are invited to "follow the yellow brick road" to Charley Brown Park this (Thursday) afternoon for the Clay County Health Department's 3rd annual Trick or Treat Street and Explore-a-Truck even...
Oct 09, 2025
CRAWFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TERMINATES DEPUTY FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY VIOLATION
The Crawford County Sheriff's Department in Robinson in a news release Wednesday announced that Deputy Ian Kasemeyer, who has served with the department for nearly two years, has been terminated follo...
Oct 09, 2025
CORN DAY 2025 GET UNDERWAY TONIGHT IN CARMI
The Carmi Chamber of Commerce has announced the schedule for Corn Day 2025, with events set for tonight (Thursday) through Saturday. This year's theme is "Cornstalk: Peace, Love & Hominy." Tonight...
Oct 09, 2025
VILLAGE OF GEFF ANNOUNCES TOWN WIDE RUMMAGE SALE THIS WEEKEND
The Village of Geff is inviting everyone to take part in a town wide rummage sale scheduled for this weekend, Friday and Saturday. The finalized list of participating addresses are available for picku...
Oct 09, 2025
JIMMY FORTUNE TO PERFORM AT WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE OCTOBER 17TH
Grammy Award-winning artist Jimmy Fortune will perform live in concert at Wabash Valley College's Brubeck Theatre on Friday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m. Fortune, longtime member and voice of the ...
Oct 09, 2025
ROCKETT PRETRIAL HEARING HELD IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
38-year-old Joshua Rockett of Fairfield appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a pretrial hearing before Judge Denton Aud, accompanied by his attorney, T.J. Parish. During the hearing, ...
Oct 08, 2025
DAVIS SENTENCED TO NEW TERM OF PROBATION IN WAYNE COUNTY COURT
36-year-old Kylee Davis of Fairfield appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday, where she admitted to violating a previous 24-month probation order issued on March 14th for a Criminal Damage to P...
Oct 08, 2025
ONE INJURED IN EARLY MORNING TRAIN DERAILMENT IN GIBSON COUNTY INDIANA
Emergency crews responded early this (Thursday) morning to a train derailment near the Big Four Bridge in Gibson County Indiana, southwest of the Duke Energy Gibson County Plant along the Wabas...
Oct 08, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY SET FOR COMPETITIVE SPRING ELECTIONS AS CANDIDATES FILE PETITIONS
Election season is underway in Wayne County as candidates officially began returning petitions for the upcoming spring elections. According to County Clerk and Recorder LizAnn Woodrow, who will be ret...
Oct 08, 2025
ILLINOIS WHEAT DEVELOPMENT BOARD ELECTION SET FOR OCTOBER 30TH
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has announced the candidates for the upcoming Illinois Wheat Development Board election, scheduled for October 30th. In District VI, which includes Clay County, ...
Oct 08, 2025