Category Archives: Local News

The Wayne County Board met in regular session last (Thursday) night in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. Dennis Seidel from the Highway Department presented four items including e...

The April, 2025 Consolidated Election in Wayne County is set with a field of candidates. Wayne County Clerk, Liz Ann Woodrow says the school board elections will have numerous candidates in each distr...

from L to R: Front Row: Madalyn Griswold, Kathryn Lewis, Kalen Williams Back Row: FCC Foundation President Luke Harl, Alison Bunting, Jerry Cox, Clayton Cross and Rachel Ewing CNO at Fairfield Memoria...

Two members of the Fairfield Police Department, Dane Horton and Daniel Hopper are currently in training to fight at the charity boxing event, Guns & Hoses to be held at The Ford Center in downtown...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday arrested 32-year-old Danielle Wootton of Albion on two outstanding warrants. One warrant being a Wayne County warrant for Retail Theft and the other warr...

20-year-old Chloe Cuff of Fairfield appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday on two separate cases. Cuff pled guilty to a charge of Battery and was placed on one year of Reporting Court Supervis...

A White County Sheriff's Deputy was injured in a crash while responding to an emergency call on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the White County Sheriff's Department and White County Ambulance were en route to P...

Melissa Howes, a woman from Jefferson County, has pled guilty in Jefferson County Circuit Court to first-degree murder and aggravated DUI following an incident in which she ran over her husband in a s...

The Enfield Village Board held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night. The Village of Mill Shoals has proposed allowing Enfield to use their police vehicle in exchange for police coverage. The 2...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a mileage tax on drivers to help maintain state infrastructure. The Sun Times reports new proposed legislation would create a pilot program to explore the viability ...