Category Archives: Local News

Wabash County Sheriff's Department officials are saddened to announce the passing of their first K9, Roy, who died Thursday evening at his home.   K9 Roy was 12 years old and known for his impres...

A House committee has advanced a bill that would grant high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored and non-school teams for the same sport simultaneously. This propo...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a WIND ADVISORY in effect for Southern Illinois from 1pm today (Friday) until 4am Saturday. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph expected...

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...