Category Archives: Local News

A Fairfield man was sentenced to 4 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by up to a year of mandatory supervised release Thursday in Wayne County. Special judge Michael Valentine ha...

The Edwards County Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting a cover crop coffee shop event on Wednesday, February 7th. That event will take place from 8 AM until 12 Noon at the House of Pr...

The Village of West Salem's Board met on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:30pm. At the meeting, o The Mayor shared that Assistant Water Superintendent Mike Clark has started his water licenses classes. o...

The Fairfield National Bank and the Wayne County Farm Bureau are bringing back the Farm Finance Forum on February 2, 2024. The forum will feature a series of well-known speakers that will cover a vari...

The boil order was lifted yesterday afternoon for Jasper Water Works Customers in the Mount Erie area. Customers in Mount Erie has been on the order since Monday.

Health officials want to urge the public about a recall of Robitussin cough medicine. A national voluntary recall was recently issued for the medicine. The recall is for the Honey CF Max day and Honey...

Ameren is warning its customers in Illinois to be aware of an increase in online scams. The scammers are developing fraudulent website listings that mimic the company’s website and include fake ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2023 state tax returns on Monday. That is the same date that the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting federal individual income tax returns...

Since September and the implementation of cashless bail, the Wayne County Jail has been hovering around 10-12 people on average. That figure has been steady according to jail officials for the past mo...

Fairfield Police just after 1 AM Thursday took 40-year-old Edward Riley into custody. Riley was arrested on charges of theft and criminal trespass to property. Riley was booked into the Wayne County J...