Category Archives: Local News

    Illinois Extension, serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, is proud to announce that Jessica Simpson was awarded the Meritorious Support Service Award by the Il...

Fairfield Community High School has released the names of the students who made the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year Honor Roll. To be on the Honor Roll at FCHS, a student must have at leas...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is hosting a chartered bus to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY on Wednesday, February 12th. The cost is $30.00 per person for Wayne County Farm Bureau me...

Join the White County Farm Bureau Young Leaders as they host "At the Movies" Trivia Night on Friday, February 7th. The event will be held at Gottzz's Restaurant in Carmi at 7:00 p.m. This year's event...

The Wayne City Village Board met this past Monday night to address several important matters. Trustee Steven Buxton reported that lawyer Steven Walters from Walters Law Firm in Metropolis requires a c...

The 2025 Farm Finance Forum will be held Friday, February 7th at Willow Creek Venue south of Fairfield (note the different location this year). The forum will feature a series of well-known speakers t...

The deadline to apply for a 2025 Wayne County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship is March 1, 2025. $9,000 in scholarships are available for 2025. Details and the application link can be found at http:...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is thrilled to bring this popular roadshow, Howl At The Moon back to Fairfield. The event will be held at Willow Creek Venue on Saturday, March 15th. Doors open at 7:00 p....

Two individuals are dead following a serious traffic accident Thursday morning on I-57 Southbound near Ina. Emergency responders, including police and fire crews, were dispatched to the scene around 1...

A former Mt. Vernon resident was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Marion. Police say 23-year-old Brennan Marlow of Marion was in a two-vehicle accident just shortly after 7 o'clock nea...