Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Heat Advisory until 8 o'clock tonight (Thursday) with heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned r...

Center Street Grade School has announced the schedule for baseball and softball tryouts today (Thursdasy, August 1st).   Softball tryouts will be held at Southwest Park. 8th grade will meet from ...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies just be 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon arrested 33-year-old Kevin Borah of Sims on a charge of Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Damage to Property. Borah was transported an...

Edwards County Treasurer, Jennifer Thomason is reminding residents that Edwards County Mobile Home Taxes is due TODAY. Starting tomorrow, August 1st, there will be a $25 penalty fee added every thirty...

Three individuals were sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday.   51-year-old Cecil Parish of Xenia violated a previous order of 18 months probation on a charge of Unlawful Possession ...

Just after 2:30 this (Wednesday) morning, Illinois State Police arrested 24-year-old Autumn Schnepper of Flora on a charge of DUI. Schnepper was transported and booked into the Wayne County Jail

A Rib Cookoff benefiting the Feeding Kids Of Wayne County program will be held on Saturday, August 24th from 9am to 4pm at Allstar Package in Cisne. There is a $35 entry fee with spare ribs provided a...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department handles two accidents in the county. On Saturday morning at 7:45, deputies responded to a two vehicle accident with injuries on Rt. 45 at the intersection of County R...

On Monday, Chris Yenne officially took on the role of Fire Chief for the City of Mt. Vernon. His journey within the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, as detailed in a post on the Mt. Vernon Fire Fighters Fa...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperatives Annual 4-Person Team Golf Scramble is set for Friday, September 20th at the Fairfield Public Golf Course. The fundraiser is for Frontier Community Colleges Lineman Pr...