A Barnhill man awaiting trial on serious sexual assault charges was released from the Wayne County Jail on Tuesday after court officials reported they were unable to gather enough potential jurors for his scheduled December 9th trial. 19-year-old Caleb T. Vaughan had been held since his September 25th arrest on charges...

WFIW spoke Wednesday afternoon with Wayne County Circuit Clerk Georgiana Fletcher, who outlined the mounting challenges facing the county's jury selection process-problems that directly contributed to the recent court-ordered release of a criminal sexual assault defendant under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. Fletcher reporte...

In Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Judge Matt Vaughn accepted guilty pleas in three separate criminal cases. Jeremy Severs, 41, of Mt. Vernon, pled guilty to Unlawful Violation of an Order of Protection, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to one year of conditional discharge, ordered to pay court costs, and...

Tickets for the Friends of Groff Library Wine Basket Raffle will go on sale Saturday, November 29th, during Grayville's Christmas parade at 6 p.m. Following the parade, tickets can be purchased at Groff Memorial Public Library in Grayville. The Friends of Grayville Library are hosting this wine basket raffle as a fundr...

Illinois Extension, serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, proudly congratulates Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator Katie Bell for receiving the Individual Extension Excellence Award. Bell was honored at the Illinois Extension annual conference in Champaign for her outstanding contrib...

Edwards County Clerk, Melanie Knight has announced that the Edwards County Commissioners will hold their next regular meeting on Monday, December 1st at the Edwards County Courthouse in Albion. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. The agenda includes the approval of minutes from the previous meeting, followed...

Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, located at 1141 County Road 1975 N, Cisne, will host a Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, December 2nd, from noon to 6 p.m. at The Link Gymnasium. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering code BLUEPOINT. F...

Trevor Thomas of Plant City, Florida, also known as "Mr. Drama," will appear at Kings Chapel Church on Friday, December 5th at 7 p.m. The actor and entertainer has spent three decades traveling across the United States, bringing the gospel message to churches, concerts, and special events. Thomas combines dra...

The Phelps Family Christmas Display will officially light up for the season on Thursday, Thanksgiving night, The popular holiday attraction features thousands of Christmas lights synchronized to music that visitors can enjoy from the comfort of their vehicles by tuning in on their car radios. The display will be open ...

The First Missionary Baptist Church in Albion will once again host its Free Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow (Thursday). Deliveries will begin at 10:00 a.m., carry-out pick-up starts at 10:30 a.m., and dine-in will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This year's menu includes ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, green be...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY: GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: The FCHS Lady Mules Wrestling team competed in it's first ever match Wednesday evening at the Robinson Quad Meet. The Lady Mules picked up four victories o...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Wrestling at the Robinson Girls Quad Meet 6PM OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: On Tuesday, it was announced that FCHS Junior Treyton Lewis was named to the Southern Illinois Coaches Association Cla...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Mt. Carmel JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: Geff at West Salem Cisne at Clay City Wayne City at Flora JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Fairfield vs. Rome Cisne at Grayville Wayne City vs. Flora AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BO...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Cisne vs. Red Hill Metro-East Lutheran at Woodlawn JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: Fairfield vs. Jasper New Hope at St. Joe (Olney) Wayne City vs. Waltonville JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Fairfield at New Hope Wayne City vs. Cisne AREA SPORTS RESULTS...

Girls High School Basketball Friday: Christopher 36 Bluford 29 Okawville 53 Mt. Vernon 40 No local sports events scheduled today. The IHSA Class 3A football playoffs will be played today. At 1 p.m. Tolono Unity plays St. Joseph Ogden and at 2 p.m. it's Richmond-Burton vs. Byron Men's College Basketball Friday: ...