Category Archives: Local News

President Donald Trump has officially fired Rachelle Aud Crowe, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, effective February 18. Crowe was among several "Biden Era" U.S. Attorneys targe...

      Local 4-H members showcased their skills at the first unit-wide 4-H Public Speaking Contest, hosted by Illinois Extension for Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counti...

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is excited to announce that the sweetest weekend of the year is here - National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. If you haven't gotten your freezers stocked up yet, we have ...

When it comes to farming, there is no substitute for experience. This March, producers and landowners can connect with local Illinois farmers and learn from others' hands-on knowledge on preventing so...

  Fairfield Attorney, Matt Vaughn was sworn in Thursday afternoon as the new Resident Judge of Wayne County. Vaughn's immediate family including his wife, Kelli and their children along with Matt...

The Edwards County High School Board of Education met last (Thursday) night and here with the report is our Edwards County Correspondent, Mark Curtis  

Wednesday afternoon just a little after 3'oclock, Fairfield Police arrested 32-year-old Victoria D. Napier of Fairfield in the 1200 block of Illinois Avenue. Napier was wanted on a Wayne County Failur...

40-year-old Sylvia N. Jackson from Sioux Falls, SD pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday to a charge of Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon, a Class A misdemeanor. Jackson was sentenced to...

The North Wayne Unit School District Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting Wednesday night. The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: Approve the minutes of the ...

The Illinois Eastern Community College District Board of Trustees convened on Tuesday at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson. Significant actions taken during the meeting included: Approval for a new sc...