Category Archives: Local News
GEFF RURITAN CLUB HOSTS MONTHLY BUFFET BREAKFAST
The Geff Ruritan Club invites the community to enjoy their monthly all-you-can-eat, self-serve buffet breakfast on Saturday, September 13th from 7 to 9 a.m. The breakfast menu includes: Sausage pattie...
Sep 09, 2025
WYNOOSE CHOWDER SET FOR SATURDAY
The annual Wynoose Chowder will be held Saturday, September 13th at the Wynoose Community Building. Serving will begin at 4 p.m. and continue until the food is gone. Drive-thru service will be availab...
Sep 09, 2025
2021 EDWARDS COUNTY MURDER CASE REJECTED IN THE FITH DISTRICT COURT IN MT. VERNON
The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Mt. Vernon has denied Steven Schmittler's appeal of his murder conviction for the 2021 killing of Grayville oilfield worker Tommy "T.J." Burns. Schmittler, 59, i...
Sep 09, 2025
FAIRFIELD LIONS CLUB TO HOST FREE HEARING SCREENINGS WEDNESDAY, AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TO BE HELD ALSO
The Fairfield Lions Club will host free hearing screenings tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community of Christ Church on Windsor Lane in Fairfield. Also, the American Red Cro...
Sep 09, 2025
ELDORADO MAN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN DEADLY SHOOTING
The Illinois State Police (ISP) have arrested 25-year-old Jesse W. Trout of Eldorado on a charge of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) following a deadly shooting in Eldorado early Sunday mor...
Sep 09, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY BOARD TO MEET SEPTEMBER 11TH
The Wayne County Board will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, September 11th at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The meeting will begin with prayer, the Pledge of A...
Sep 09, 2025
DHS LAUNCHING IMMIGRATION OPERATION IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS
The Department of Homeland Security is launching an immigration crackdown this week in Chicago and across Illinois. The DHS announced yesterday on social media the launch of Operation Midway Blitz in ...
Sep 09, 2025
CHET SNYDER MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE HEARING IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, RELEASED ON GPS MONITORING DEVICE
Frontier Community College Head Volleyball Coach, Chet Snyder, 51 of Fairfield, appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court this (Monday) afternoon to face multiple charges, including sexual abuse involvin...
Sep 08, 2025
FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES $200,000 DONATION FROM JERRY COX FOR NEW ATHLETIC FACILITY
(From left to right: Luke Harl, FCC Foundation President; Dr. Sharmila Kakac, FCC President; donor Jerry Cox; Camdyn Tappendorf, FCC sophomore volleyball player; Tinlea Webb, FCC freshman volleyball p...
Sep 08, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON ILLINOIS 15 WEST OF FAIRFIELD INJURES TWO MCLEANSBORO RESIDENTS
The Wayne County Sheriff's Department and EMS personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Highway 15 at the Boyleston Crossroads west of Fairfield just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon. D...
Sep 08, 2025