Category Archives: Local News
FAFSA Workshop Moved to Thursday
FCHS arid ISAC will be presenting the 24-25 FAFSA Workshop night. Senior Students and parents are invited to join FCHS officials in the 3rd Floor Computer Lab Thursday at 6:00pm to get help completing...
Tony Collins Jan 23, 2024
Another Round of Wintery Weather Expected Early Today
Some of the northern counties in the WFIW Listening Area are under a Winter Weather Advisory. The National Weather Service at Lincoln put the advisory in place and says that early morning precipitatio...
Tony Collins Jan 22, 2024
Albion Area Chamber Awards Handed Out Over the Weekend
The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards banquet over the weekend at Grayville. Rigg Family Care Pharmacy was named business of the year while the Albion VFW Post 8222 was named no...
Tony Collins Jan 22, 2024
Clark Takes 1st in FFA Water Testing Challenge
FCHS FFA Student Lainie Clark was named 1st Place in the Illinois FFA Chapters Water Testing Challenge. The challenge is sponsored by the Illinois Corn and Illinois Soybean board. This hands on educat...
Tony Collins Jan 22, 2024
Time Is Running Out to Pay Property Taxes in White County
Time is running out to get your taxes paid in White County. The good news, according to White County Treasurer Mike Baxley, is that about 98% of the 2022 payable 2023 property taxes are in. For that r...
Tony Collins Jan 22, 2024
Gas Prices Expected to Rise
Start budgeting now, prices at the pump could jump over the next several months. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says the real "fireworks" at the pump are likely to start in Febr...
Tony Collins Jan 22, 2024
WX and Rivers Info
Temperatures are in the single digits in the southern Illinois region this morning for a second day in a row, however today should be the last day of the really cold conditions for at least a few days...
Tony Collins Jan 21, 2024
City Council Preview
The next meeting of the Fairfield City Council is coming up this Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Five items appear on the official agenda under Routine Business. They include a service agreement...
Tony Collins Jan 21, 2024
COVID Info
The latest information from the Illinois Department of Public Health as of late last week shows over half of Illinois' 102 counties are at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations. They also re...
Tony Collins Jan 21, 2024
Georgia Man Arrested In Jefferson County
The Illinois State Police Division of Patrol Troop 10 announced the arrest of 48-year-old Mikhail V. Subbotin of Lawrenceville, GA on charges of Possession of Cannibis, more than 5000 grams, Cannibis ...
Tony Collins Jan 20, 2024