Category Archives: Local News

Jasper Water Works has announced that customers in the Mount Erie area are under a boil order until further notice. Crews were repairing a water leak in that area on Monday.

Trash in Cisne is a situation that is continuing to pop up in the village. In December, WFIW News reported that the village dumpsters were being closed off because of abuse. Since then, the village co...

Beginning today in Clay County, seasonal reduced weight limits will be in effect until further notice for all roads included in the county highway system with seasonal weight limit signs. This weight ...

FCHS arid ISAC will be presenting the 24-25 FAFSA Workshop night. Senior Students and parents are invited to join FCHS officials in the 3rd Floor Computer Lab Thursday at 6:00pm to get help completing...

Some of the northern counties in the WFIW Listening Area are under a Winter Weather Advisory. The National Weather Service at Lincoln put the advisory in place and says that early morning precipitatio...

The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards banquet over the weekend at Grayville. Rigg Family Care Pharmacy was named business of the year while the Albion VFW Post 8222 was named no...

FCHS FFA Student Lainie Clark was named 1st Place in the Illinois FFA Chapters Water Testing Challenge. The challenge is sponsored by the Illinois Corn and Illinois Soybean board. This hands on educat...

Time is running out to get your taxes paid in White County. The good news, according to White County Treasurer Mike Baxley, is that about 98% of the 2022 payable 2023 property taxes are in. For that r...

Start budgeting now, prices at the pump could jump over the next several months. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says the real "fireworks" at the pump are likely to start in Febr...

Temperatures are in the single digits in the southern Illinois region this morning for a second day in a row, however today should be the last day of the really cold conditions for at least a few days...