Category Archives: Local News
WAYNE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PARTNERS WITH RENT ONE FOR SUMMER FUNDRAISER
The Wayne County Humane Society (WCHS) is kicking off summer with a community-centered fundraiser in partnership with Rent One, located in Fairfield. The event is set to take place on Friday, May 30th...
May 28, 2025
NASS TO CONDUCT JUNE AGRICULTURAL SURVEY
Over the coming weeks, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will carry out its annual June Agricultural Survey. Nearly 92,000 farmers across the country will be contacted to provide ...
May 28, 2025
BILL WOULD REQUIRE POLICE TRAINING ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ILLINOIS
Illinois lawmakers last week approved Senate Bill 1195, known as Anna's Law, which would require police officers in the state to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training before being sworn in. ...
May 28, 2025
ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES BILLS TO SUPPORT NEW MOTHERS
Illinois lawmakers have approved two new bills designed to better support mothers across the state-one focused on paid workplace accommodations for breastfeeding, and another expanding access to midwi...
May 28, 2025
NO-LIMITS LIVESTOCK SHOW SET TO BE HELD AT THE EDWARDS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS JUNE 20TH
The No Limits Livestock Show will take place on Monday, June 20th, at the Edwards County Fairgrounds in Albion. The event begins with check-in at 4:45 p.m., followed by the show at 6:00 p.m. This uniq...
May 28, 2025
TRAVEL ADVISORY: MAINTENANCE ON I-64 BRIDGE OVER ILLINOIS 37 IN JEFFERSON COUNTY TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY)
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that maintenance work on the Interstate 64 bridge over Illinois 37 in Jefferson County is scheduled to take place overnight tonight ( Wednesday) wea...
May 28, 2025
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN BELLMONT AFTER VIOLATING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
The Wabash County Sheriff's Office responded on Monday, May 19th to complaints about a registered sex offender living in Bellmont at an address different from his registered location. After a brief in...
May 28, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON SEND TWO INDIVIDUALS TO THE HOSPITAL
Wayne County Sheriff's Department handled a two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on County Highway 1 in Zif Township. Deputies say just before 1:30 Saturday afternoon, a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva driv...
May 27, 2025
MT. VERNON WOMAN ARRESTED ON WAYNE COUNTY WARRANT
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 33-year-old Sydni Hooper of Mt. Vernon Saturday afternoon on a Wayne Country Failure to Appear warrant on an original charge of Unlawful Defrauding a Drug Scre...
May 27, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN BIG MOUND TOWNSHIP
A Wayne County woman was arrested for DUI after a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 15 and County Road 1400E in Big Mound Township just a little after 11:30 Friday night. According...
May 27, 2025