Category Archives: Local News
THREE AREA RESIDENTS SENTENCED IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TUESDAY
Three individuals were sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday. 33-year-old Kevin A. Borah of Sims pled guilty to Criminal Damage to Property and was placed on one year of Conditional Discharg...
Oct 23, 2024
NORTH WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONDUCT PRESCHOOL SCREENINGS
The North Wayne Schools are offering free Child Find/Preschool Screenings for children up to 5 years old who are not yet enrolled in public schools and will not be eligible for Kindergarten this fall....
Oct 23, 2024
Hunters Reminded By IDNR of 2024-2025 Chronic Wasting Disease Sampling Locations
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding deer hunters about the free chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing locations available for the 2024-2025 season. CWD is a fatal disease ...
Oct 23, 2024
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA TO BE HELD AT FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Frontier Community College in Fairfield presents, Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, December 14th from 9am to 10:30am at Bob Boyles Hall. Children will enjoy a pancake breakfast, a craft and meet Sant...
Oct 23, 2024
TWO EDWARDS COUNTY FFA MEMBERS PERFORM WELL AT EVENT IN MT CARMEL
L to R: Chase Shelton, Gabe Wyatt Recently, the Edwards County FFA Chapter members, Gabe Wyatt and Chase Shelton participated in the Job Interview CDE at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel. Wyatt c...
Oct 23, 2024
CASEY'S STILL HAS PLANS TO BUILD NEW STORE IN FAIRFIELD/ACCORDING TO SOURCES, TIMEFRAME NOT KNOWN
In 2018, Casey's bought property just west of The Chop Shop between Main & Delaware St. with the intention of building a new Casey's General Store in Fairfield. Since then, the lot still re...
Oct 22, 2024
CLAY CITY WOMAN ARRESTED ON WAYNE COUNTY WARRANT
A 34-year-old Clay City woman, Courtney Flexter was arrested Monday afternoon by Wayne County Sheriff's deputies on a Wayne County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Obstructing a ...
Oct 22, 2024
KLEBBA FAMILY PURCHASE 50 PERCENT OF CATTLEMEN'S LIVESTOCK FROM BARNARDS
Benjamin and Jessica Klebba of Woodlawn have acquired the 50% ownership stake in Cattlemen's Livestock, Inc. from brothers Barkley and Mark Barnard of Wayne County. With this purchase, Benjamin, Jessi...
Oct 22, 2024
SMALL FIELD FIRE MONDAY NIGHT JUST INSIDE WAYNE-CLAY COUNTY LINE
The Xenia Fire Department responded to a field fire Monday night around 7:30 in an area near Fairfield Rd just inside the Wayne-Clay County line. Arriving on the scene, firemen located a small field f...
Oct 22, 2024
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FROM RECENT CISNE VILLAGE BOARD
During the latest meeting of the Cisne Village Board, members approved the transfer of funds from the water depreciation account to both the checking and bonds and interest accounts. The board authori...
Oct 22, 2024