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Edwards County Treasurer, Jennifer Thomason is reminding residents that Edwards County Mobile Home Taxes is due TODAY. Starting tomorrow, August 1st, there will be a $25 penalty fee added every thirty...

Three individuals were sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday.   51-year-old Cecil Parish of Xenia violated a previous order of 18 months probation on a charge of Unlawful Possession ...

Just after 2:30 this (Wednesday) morning, Illinois State Police arrested 24-year-old Autumn Schnepper of Flora on a charge of DUI. Schnepper was transported and booked into the Wayne County Jail

A Rib Cookoff benefiting the Feeding Kids Of Wayne County program will be held on Saturday, August 24th from 9am to 4pm at Allstar Package in Cisne. There is a $35 entry fee with spare ribs provided a...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department handles two accidents in the county. On Saturday morning at 7:45, deputies responded to a two vehicle accident with injuries on Rt. 45 at the intersection of County R...

On Monday, Chris Yenne officially took on the role of Fire Chief for the City of Mt. Vernon. His journey within the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, as detailed in a post on the Mt. Vernon Fire Fighters Fa...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperatives Annual 4-Person Team Golf Scramble is set for Friday, September 20th at the Fairfield Public Golf Course. The fundraiser is for Frontier Community Colleges Lineman Pr...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge #1631 annual golf tournament is Saturday at the Fairfield Public Golf Course. Two-man scramble (up to 6 on hole). Tee times are 8am and 1pm. Awards for longest putt, longest d...

The U.S. Postal Service-Fairfield Office is having a Hiring Fair Thursday from 1pm to 4pm at the Fairfield Post Office located at 220 E. Delaware St. The Postal Service is accepting applications for R...

The Edwards County Fair in Albion continues today (Wednesday) with the following events: Today & Tonight: Bucket Calf Show at 8AM, Beef Show at 8:30AM, Tractor Rodeo at 1PM, Master Showmanship at ...