Category Archives: Local News

The Edwards County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, September 8th at 9 a.m. at the Edwards County Courthouse. Among the items on the agenda are updates and possible action involving solar developments...

The Mt. Erie Ruritan Club will host a Community Breakfast Saturday from 6 to 9 a.m. at the Mt. Erie Ruritan Building. The menu will include biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, co...

Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative is nearing completion of a major battery energy storage project at its Wayne City substation. The battery will store electricity for use during periods of hig...

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has rejected First Brands Group's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan over concerns about how the company proposed paying at least $222 million in administrative debts accum...

Illinois just experienced one of its wettest Augusts in more than three decades, according to preliminary estimates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Statewide rainfall average...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is expanding its support of local FFA students with a new grant program for Supervised Agricultural Experience Entrepreneurship projects. The Farm Bureau will award six $1...

Illinois transportation and law enforcement officials are urging motorists to drive sober and safely during the Labor Day holiday period as increased enforcement continues across the state. The Illino...

The new Albion Arts Council is inviting plein air and local artists to take part in a "Paint Edwards County, IL" event on Monday, September 21st. Optional canvas stamping will begin at 8 a.m., with ar...

Flora Tourism and the Clay County Cruisers are inviting the public to downtown Flora for the annual Ford Town Fun Fest on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th. The two-day event will fe...

The annual Flora Fun Fest Chili Cook-Off will return Saturday, September 19, and organizers are looking for individuals, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations to compete for this year's title....