Category Archives: Local News

  55-year-old William Voliva Jr. from Carmi admitted he violated a previous sentence of two years probation in which a Petition to Revoke Probation was entered in Wayne County Circuit Court Thurs...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 responded to a report of a crash involving a truck-tractor semi-trailer and passenger vehicle on I-64 eastbound near milepost 130 in White County at approximately 2:47 th...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 20.69 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . Meanwhile, the Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a...

  The 16th annual Wayne County Antique Tractor Drive will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd. All tractors that are model year 1994 or earlier (30 years of age or older) are welcome to p...

A Food Sanitation and Safety Certification Course is being offered by Olney Central College. The course is scheduled from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Monday, July 29th and Tuesday, July 30th. Participants w...

  Illinois State Troop 9 units responded to a property damage crash involving a motorcycle Thursday afternoon just after 2:30 in I-64 EB near Milepost 98.5 in Wayne County. The motorcycle was tra...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education met for their monthly meeting last (Thursday) night. The Board approved the following items:   2024-2025 Teacher Handbook 2024-2025 District...

The Edwards County Unit School District has set the registration dates for the upcoming 2024/25 school year. For K-12 and West Salem Grade School, online registration begins today (Friday, July 19th)....

Dates have been set for Integrity Elite Volleyball High School open gyms. The dates are this (Friday) evening from 6pm to 7:30 pm and Saturday, July 27th from 9am to 10:30am. Open gym sessions will be...

  The Fairfield Park District has announced another FREE swim day this (Friday) afternoon. This event is sponsored by Recreated Health and will be held from 1pm to 5pm this afternoon.