Category Archives: Local News
More Than A Million Illinois Voters Have Cast Early Ballots
Now just a week away from the Presidential Election and Illinois voters continue to cast their votes early. Statewide, more than one-point-four-million votes have already been cast for the 2024 genera...
Oct 30, 2024
FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NOTIFIES PATIENTS OF DATA BREACH
Fairfield Memorial Hospital is informing patients via mail about a potential misuse of personal data following a significant data breach earlier this year. While officials state they have not discover...
Oct 29, 2024
VEHICLE ACCIDENT MONDAY MORNING NORTH OF FAIRFIELD
Wayne County Sheriff's Department along with Fairfield Rural Fire and Wayne County Ambulance personnel responded to a single-vehicle accident Monday morning at 7:40 on County Highway 1 (Enterprise Rd)...
Oct 29, 2024
Mendenhall Trial Delayed Until January, 2025
Convicted serial killer Bruce D. Mendenhall of Albion has been sitting in an Indianapolis jail cell since the summer of 2021 awaiting trial for the murder of Carma Purpura, 32 of Indianapolis. His tri...
Oct 29, 2024
LOCAL FFA CHAPTER MEMBERS HONORED AT NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION IN INDIANAPOLIS LAST SATURDAY (OCTOBER 26TH)
Fairfield: Advisor, Curt Robbins, Lucy Britt, Hayden Hodges and Madison Oliver Wayne City: Allie McKinney & Addison Seidel Cisne: L/R: Andrew Milligan , Avery Smith, Myles Lev...
Oct 29, 2024
WAYNE COUNTY CRIMESTOPPER'S OFFERING REWARD
Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who stole a motorcycle belonging to Hack Kibler of Wayne City, 2008 Harley Davidson 1200 custody, maroon in color with dent in...
Oct 29, 2024
WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARREST BENTON MAN ON NUMEROUS CHARGES
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 31-year-old Jonathan L Downen from Benton just before 1:30 early this (Tuesday) morning on numerous charges including a warrant issued out of Clay County for P...
Oct 29, 2024
GROCERY GIVEAWAY AT BLUEPOINT CHURCH THURSDAY
The Blue Point Church will be holding their monthly Senior Grocery Giveaway on Thursday, October 31st from 10:00am to 12:00pm. These free groceries are for anyone who is age 60 or older. The Blue Poin...
Oct 29, 2024
QUAIL AND UPLAND GAME ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES GUN RAFFLE WINNERS
The Quail and Upland Game Alliance held their officers meeting recently and randomly drew the gun winners from more than 1000 entries. Rylan Day from the Fairfield area, Tim Drone from Gallatin County...
Oct 29, 2024
FAIRFIELD ELK'S LODGE HALLOWEEN EVENT THURSDAY
The Fairfield Elks Lodge will be having a porkburger sale and free hot dogs for Trick or Treaters on Halloween on Thursday from 5pm to 8pm on the west side of the Elks building. Everyone is invited.
Oct 29, 2024