Category Archives: Local News
Earthquake in Waltonville Area
Last night, Wayne County Emergency Management passed on information about an earthquake in the area. The quake happened at 10:10 PM. The epicenter was located around 4.1 miles Northwest of Waltonville...
Dec 18, 2023
Free, Hot Christmas Meal Available on Christmas Day in Fairfield
For many years, the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church has held a Christmas Dinner at its location on the west side of Fairfield, just east of Walmart. That tradition will continue once again th...
Dec 18, 2023
Albion Chamber Announces Award Nominees
The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its award nominees of the year. For business of the year, nominations include Bobe's Pizza, Bailey's Bistro, Citizen's National Bank of Albion's Dolla...
Dec 18, 2023
Several Meetings Meetings On Tap Tonight
The Flora City Council is set to meet this evening at Flora City Hall. Under routine business, the board will look at a couple of ordinance amendments. One amendment involves the employee handbook whi...
Dec 18, 2023
Rivers and Wx Info
Area rivers are still on the low side as of this morning following Saturday afternoon and Saturday night's rainfall. The Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 3.48 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. ...
Dec 17, 2023
Wayne City High School November Senior of Month
Principal Stephen Ellis has announced that Wayne City High School student McKayla Reynolds is the WCHS November Senior of the Month. McKayla is the daughter of Lisa and John Easley of Bluford. McKayla...
Dec 16, 2023
Drought Conditions Growing
Rain is in the forecast for the area this weekend, which is good news, as the area is under increasingly dry conditions. The latest drought monitor from the National Weather Service was released this ...
Dec 16, 2023
Jefferson County Sheriff Weighs In On Gun Ban
Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard has weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to put an Illinois law banning some semi-automatic weapons on hold. Sheriff Bullard was quoted as saying in medi...
Dec 16, 2023
Southeastern Illinois College Enrollment Up
End of term enrollment data shows Southeastern Illinois College is nearing pre-COVID enrollment numbers after a successful fall that ended with nearly 600 more students compared to Fall 2020. Accordin...
Dec 16, 2023
Illinois NAACP President Apologizes For Migrant Comments
The president of the Illinois NAACP is apologizing for disparaging comments she made about migrants. During an October Zoom meeting with NAACP leaders from around the state, Teresa Haley compared migr...
Dec 15, 2023