Category Archives: Local News

Several significant bills passed the Illinois House on Tuesday, addressing issues ranging from human trafficking to cosmetic safety and education.   Elimination of Statute of Limitations for Traf...

Pre-K and Kindergarten Screenings will be Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th at the Wayne City Baptist Church. Times will be from 8:30am to 2:30pm. Screenings will be for Early Intervention b...

The boil water order issued for the Bt Prairie Water System from Lewis Scrap Metal going west to Shrewsbury Road in Mill Shoals has been LIFTED. Water is now safe for human consumption.

    The National Weather Service in Paducah says significant flooding continues across portions of the region with moderate to major flooding will continue on many area rivers for the next s...

The Fairfield Rotary Club will host the 2025 Wine & Arts Festival on Saturday, May 10th from 10am to 6pm at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The day will feature wine tasting, art, live music, food a...

  The Edwards County Farm Bureau Foundation recently announced their 2025 Vocational & Trades Scholarship winners. This year $6,000 was awarded in scholarship funds to four individuals.  ...

Relay For Life of Hamilton/Wayne/White Counties will host a Survivor Brunch honoring cancer survivors on Saturday, April 26th, at 10am at Christian Chapel Church in McLeansboro.   "We welcome sur...

The Illinois Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge by state Republicans over Illinois' legislative map. House GOP members filed a lawsuit in January asking the state's high court to declare the Democ...

The Fairfield City Council met with a light agenda last (Tuesday) night at Fairfield City Hall. A public hearing was held prior to the regular meeting to open bids for the sale of property on NE 7th S...

40-year-old Cody L. Massie of Fairfield appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday and pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Massie was sentenced to eighteen months of...