Category Archives: Local News

The Wayne County Board is set to hold its upcoming regular meeting this Thursday, May 8th, at 7 p.m. The session will take place upstairs at the Wayne County Courthouse.   On the agenda, the boar...

The Fairfield High School Class of 2026 will be hosting a Drive-In Movie Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10th. The event will take place at the FCHS Pavilion (back gravel lot), featuring the movie How to ...

Wednesday, May 7th is the next Blood Drive sponsored by the American Red Cross and it will be held in the Family Life Center at the Community of Christ Church at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leining...

The Village of Wayne City has scheduled Town Wide Clean-up Day on Wednesday, May 7th. A list of items that can and cannot be picked up are available at the Village Hall. All items must be curbside. If...

****Per the Edwards County Sheriff's Department, Karen Sager has been located and is safe*** Edwards County authorities and Illinois State Police continue to search for a West Salem woman, Karen Sager...

The Fairfield Grade School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, May 6th. The meeting is set to take place in the Center Street School Boardroom and will begin with a cal...

29-year-old James McFarland of Grayville was lodged in the White County Jail at Carmi following a chase Thursday night in Carmi. Reports said police caught up with McFarland a little after 11 p.m. Thu...

A Mt. Carmel, Illinois family is pleading for the return of a firefighter's ashes they say were stolen from his home along with other personal belongings. Published reports say Glen Markle's stepdaugh...

Here's the latest area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 23.45 feet, above the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 14.48 feet, below the 18-fo...

A crash that occurred earlier this week in central Illinois, killing four children including one teenager, may have been caused by a medical emergency. Authorities say the crash happened Thursday in C...