Category Archives: Local News

KO Derby Promotions presents the Pumpkin Bash Demolition Derby that will be held at the Edwards County Fairgrounds Saturday, October 19th starting at 2pm. $15 per person with pit passes for $20. Four ...

Illinois has launched the 2024 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to aid income-eligible households with utility costs. Applications open on October 1, 2024, and will remain available ...

Aydreian Hooper, a 36-year-old woman from Fairfield, is facing charges related to the tragic death of her son last July, raising concerns about her fitness to stand trial.   During a hearing in W...

26-year-old Braxton D. Allen from Flora, has been sentenced to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being convicted on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, b...

The Hope Center's Marine Toys for Tots program is now officially in operation. Collection boxes for Toys for Tots will be available at Dollar General stores throughout Southern Illinois, ensuring that...

Village of Wayne City utility workers will be flushing fire hydrants starting Monday October 7th through October 11th. This will also include the Village of Keenes. You may experience water pressure f...

Captain Nathan Douglas, the Commander of Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9, has shared the outcomes of the Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols conducted in Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Wayne, Wabash, ...

Last Thursday morning, just after 7:30, deputies from Gibson County, Indiana, responded to a report of a suspicious individual at the car wash located at 301 South U.S. 41 in Fort Branch. Upon arrival...

A Boil Water Order in effect West Salem has been LIFTED. Water is now safe for human consumption.

Wayne County Sheriff's Department continue their search for 47-year-old Joshua I. Musgrave of Geff. Monday evening, Musgrave fled from deputies on a 4-wheeler just south of Fairfield. The 4-wheeler wa...