Category Archives: Local News

The Centralia Balloon Festival is set to make a grand return for its 35th year at Foundation Park this month. The festival promises a lineup of activities including food, crafts, live entertainment, a...

The Edwards County Fair in Albion continues today (Friday) with the following activities: The Motocross event is scheduled tonight at the Grandstand at 7pm.   Country Financial Hall Events: Tonig...

Johnsonville Community Days, sponsored by the Johnsonville Ruritan Club, kicks off tonight. Unfortunately, for the 3rd year in a row, the Truck & Tractor Pull scheduled for tonight (Friday) has be...

CISNE REUNION SET TO BEGIN AUGUST 7TH RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 10TH   The 2024 Cisne Reunion is set to kick off on Wednesday, August 7th with a full schedule of events. The opening ceremonies will beg...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 18.64 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a...

Thursday afternoon brought about an interesting weather event for our area. The National Weather Service issued multiple severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for a significant portion of Southern ...

The 145th annual White County Fair is quickly approaching, with a variety of events lined up for attendees. This year, officials have planned two demolition derbies, with one kicking off the fair on S...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department Made Three Arrests Wednesday   Olney resident, 53 year-old Timothy Michael Campbell was arrested Wednesday morning on a Wayne County Warrant for Violation of Pre...

The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) has announced that Mrs. Cris Edwards, the principal of Richland County Elementary School in Olney, will assume the role of President of the IPA for the 2024-2...

Johnsonville Community Days, sponsored by the Johnsonville Ruritan Club, kicks off tomorrow (Friday) with a lineup of activities. On Friday at 6:30 pm, the Truck and Tractor pull, with admission price...