An Albion woman was arrested Wednesday night following a single-vehicle crash in Gibson County, Indiana. According to the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 8:22 p.m. reporting an injury crash on State Road 65 near Mill Street in Owensville. While deputies were en route, dispatch ad...

The Edwards County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, August 3rd at the Edwards County Courthouse in Albion. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Commissioners are scheduled to approve minutes from the previous meeting before hearing reports from Sheriff Darby Boewe, the County Health Office, and the County Highway D...

The area community is invited to come to the Fairfield Public Swimming Pool which will be having two free swim sessions today. The first will be this afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. thanks to a generous donation from CSI Insurance Brokers and the Fairfield Lions Club. The second one will be this evening from 6:00...

Area first responders and Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash Thursday evening northeast of Orchardville. At around 5:40 p.m., Delexia Lytle, 25, of Centralia, was traveling northbound on County Highway 16 near County Road 475E, in a 2004 Chevrolet Impala, when she lost a rear tire on th...

As we begin a new month, the weather should be fairly comfortable for early August, according to the National Weather Service at Paducah, Kentucky. They say rain chances are in the forecast for this weekend, followed by drier weather early next week, and temperatures a little below normal, with highs in the low to mid...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation announced Friday that additional charges of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) have been filed against the two suspects previously charged in connection to the dismembered body of 38-year-old Dalewayne Turner of Plainfield, IL after his arm was found by a...

Car, truck, and motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to the Cisne Show N' Shine Car Show on Saturday, August 8th in Cisne. The event, presented by Old Soul Grafix, is open to all makes and models of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Registration will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. in the parking lot north of Cisne Middle School....

Illinois Extension has announced the 2026 Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame inductees for Clay, Wayne and Richland counties, recognizing volunteers who have made lasting contributions to their local 4-H programs. In Clay County, Rocky and Anita Allen were selected for their longtime dedication to the county's 4-H program. The ...

Illinois students will face new restrictions on cell phone use during the school day after Governor JB Pritzker signed the state's bell-to-bell cell phone ban into law Tuesday. The legislation requires Illinois school districts to adopt policies limiting student cell phone use during the instructional day. Local school...

Wayne County Clerk Liz Ann Woodrow is reminding eligible voters to watch their mailboxes as Vote by Mail applications are now being mailed throughout the county. Under Illinois law, county clerks are required to send Vote by Mail applications before each General Election to voters who have not enrolled in the permanent...

CENTER STREET SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FALL SPORTS TRYOUT DATES Center Street School has announced tryout dates for its fall sports programs and is encouraging student-athletes to mark their calendars. Softball tryouts will be held Monday, August 3rd from 9 to 11 a.m. at Southwest Park. Baseball tryouts are scheduled for Frida...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 31ST ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** THURSDAY'S SCORBOARD: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 10 Innings For the 2nd night in a row, it took extra innings for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs to settle their differences. Unlike last night however...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 30TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** WEDNESDAY'S SCORBOARD: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 10 Innings The St. Louis Cardinals snapped their 3-game losing streak with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings on Wednesday night. The Car...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Chicago jumped out to an early 7-0 lead after the 1st 2 innings with the Cardinals only managing to pick up 2 runs on 7 hits. The Cardinals were led by Masyn Winn...

***NATIONAL SPORTS*** MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 5 The Yankees beat the White Sox 9-5 in Chicago. Bryan Hudson was charged with the loss after allowing one run on two hits in his relief appearance. Chicago has now dropped three of its last four. The series resu...

***NATIONAL SPORTS*** SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Chicago White Sox 12, Houston Astros 3 The White Sox dominated the Astros 12-3 to salvage their series finale in Chicago. Munetaka Murakami led the way at the dish after going three for five with two home runs and six runs batted in. The Sox host the...

Major League Baseball Friday: Cincinnati 4 St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 2 (10 innings) Houston 9 Chicago White Sox 5 Colordao 5 Milwaukee 2 Detroit 2 Kansas City 1 Arizona 3 Washington 0 NY Yankees 1 Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 7 Baltimore 6 (10 innings) Tampa Bay 11 Cleveland 3 LA Dod...

***NATIONAL SPORTS*** THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Guardians 1 (F/12) Toronto Blue Jays 3, Tampa Bay Rays 1 Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 MLB National League ------- Arizona Diamondbacks 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6 The Cardinals put up four late runs but it wasn'...