Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Public School District will hold its June Session this evening in the board room at Center Street School at 6 PM. The first part of the meeting involves a public hearing on the 2022-23 a...

The Edwards County School Board is set to meet this evening at 7 in the K-12 Band Room in Albion. On the agenda, they will look to approve the consent agenda which consists of approving the minutes fr...

A deer is okay after crashing through a window at the University of Illinois campus. The University of Illinois Facilities and Services says a deer broke through a window at the Engineering Sciences B...

Here's the latest on area river stages as of this morning. Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.89 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 4.71 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. A...

A Missouri truck driver was hurt Friday afternoon in an accident in Mt. Vernon, Illinois blamed on a flying tire. Reports from the area indicated the accident occurred just south of the Veterans Memor...

Wayne County Held a Sheriff's Sale at the Courthouse for foreclosed properties on Friday Afternoon. During that sale, 2 foreclosed properties were sold at the sale. The first was a home located at 623...

In Wayne County Court on Thursday, 32-Year-Old Adam B. Burnett the 2nd of Fairfield pled guilty to unauthorized production of cannabis sativa plants which is a class 3 felony. As an agreement on the p...

The Flora Police Department has released its monthly report for May. During the month, the department responded to 13 accidents, made a total of 15 arrests, issued 15 traffic warnings, answered 33 ala...

A newer feature on smartphones is leading to more accidental 9-1-1 calls. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, the feature, Emergency SOS allows you to quickly access 9-1-1 services, but t...

Area courthouses, state offices, and federal offices are closed for Juneteenth on Monday. Many banks will also be closed for the holiday. The WFIW Newsroom has confirmed however that Fairfield City Ha...