Category Archives: Local News

Accepting the award on behalf of Wayne-White Electric from left are linemen Kell Ragan, Donnie Smothers, Shane Stricklin, and Manager of Operations Erin Halley.       Wayne-White Electr...

North Wayne Schools are offering Child Find/Preschool Screenings for children up to 5 years old who are not yet enrolled in public schools and will not be eligible for Kindergarten this fall. These sc...

The Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church will be hosting a Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction for Melissa Matthews on Saturday, March 15th from 4pm to 6:30pm or until sold out. Melissa was diagnosed w...

  Union Grove Youth Camp will be holding a Fish Fry Fundraiser on Saturday,. February 22nd from 5pm to 7pm at the Johnsville Rurtitan building. Fried fish or BBQ,Hashbrown casserole, baked beans,...

Fairfield Attorney, Matt Vaughn has been appointed as the Resident Judge of Wayne County, a position that became vacant following Judge Michael Molt's retirement. The Illinois Supreme Court announced ...

A Monday morning train accident ended with one pedestrian dead. White County authorities have identified the victim as 46-year-old Joe A. Murphy who was pronounced dead at the scene according to the W...

Circle of Care, a statewide initiative dedicated to supporting families experiencing grief and loss due to substance use related death, is proud to announce the launch of the Threads of Hope Training....

President Donald Trump is granting a full pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The pardon comes nearly five years after Trump commuted his prison sentence. Trump said it was his honor t...

26-year-old Ace Haygood of Fairfield was arrested last Thursday night just after 6:30 in the 300 block of E Main Street. Haygood was wanted on a Wayne County Warrant charging him with domestic battery...

25-year-old Jessie Lee Manning of Fairfield was arrested Friday night by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department following a traffic accident near the address of 1200 IL HWY 15. Deputies say Manning was...