Category Archives: Local News

  The Edwards County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education, will meet for the their regular meeting on Monday, May 18th. The meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Jr. High S...

  The Cisne FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team traveled to Peoria on May 7th to compete in the Parliamentary Procedure Leadership Development Event, earning second place overall in the competition....

A warmer weekend with a taste of summer conditions is expected for the region. High temperatures could reach near 90 degrees by early next week. A cooldown to closer to normal conditions is expected l...

  Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Lieutenant Bruce Waggoner, has released the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) conducted in Clay and Wayne counties during A...

The Run for the Wall Motorcycle Ride is set to take place next week, with a stop scheduled for Tuesday in Mt. Vernon, IL the only stop on the route in Illinois. Riders are expected to stop for fuel an...

The Wayne County Circuit Court heard two probation violation cases on Thursday, resulting in new sentences for both defendants. Christopher Bartley, 52, of Olney, admitted to violating a previous sent...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reports the arrest of 23-year-old Odessa Staley of Carbon Hill, Alabama, on Thursday night. Staley was taken into custody on a Wayne County warrant for theft. Fol...

(sign on the door at Hooper's Cleaners & Coin Laundry)     A longtime Fairfield business, Hooper's Cleaners & Coin Laundry at 204 SW 3rd St., has ceased operations, marking the end o...

      Former White County Sheriff's Office Correctional Officer, Darren Hays of Carmi appeared in court Thursday afternoon for a pre-trial hearing in White County. Hays, 57, remains lod...

The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District recently recognized local students through scholarships and conservation education programs. This year's $500 scholarship recipients were Addilyn ...