Category Archives: Local News

Fairfield Community High School Student Council is kicking off its annual Penny Wars competition today (Friday) with students and community members encouraged to join in the fundraising effort. Freshm...

  A Grayville husband and wife are being held in the White County Jail on felony criminal sexual assault charges involving a family member under the age of 18. Bryan A. Masterson, 53, has been ch...

An 18-year-old Gallatin County man has died from injuries sustained in a Wednesday afternoon traffic crash in White County. Dawson Stacey of Ridgway was pronounced deceased by the White County Coroner...

A damaged fire hydrant left customers of the Burnt Prairie Water System with little to no water pressure for nearly a day. The disruption began Monday afternoon after a farmer reportedly backed over a...

(Pictured from left are Simpson, Hearle, Smith, Endsley and Gill.)     The Cisne FFA Greenhand Quiz Bowl team captured first place at the Section 23 Greenhand Quiz Bowl competition Wednesday...

ELASTEC TO HOST OIL SPILL RESPONSE TRAINING ON WABASH RIVER Elastec will host its annual River Spill Fall Inland Oil Spill Workshop in Carmi and New Harmony, Indiana, in early October, bringing partic...

State Representative Dave Severin will host his Fall Fish Fry fundraiser Sunday in Benton. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kiwanis Hall, 414 West Hudelson Street. Tickets are $25 each or ...

The 2026 Fairfield PaintOut is underway, with artists continuing to work at locations throughout Wayne County. Today, artists have the option of traveling to Cedarhurst Museum in Mount Vernon to paint...

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a traffic crash on Illinois Route 141 near New Haven. Illinois State Police say the crash occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. and involved a truck-tractor gr...

Three Wayne County high schools have been recognized by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for strong financial aid application completion rates among students. Wayne City High School earned a...