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The new Wayne County Plat Books are now available. Sponsored by the Wayne County 4-H Foundation, the plat books may be purchased at the Wayne County Extension

Brownstown, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Brownstown Board of Education met in Regular Session on Monday, June 20,...

The old Hilltop Bank Block has been located on West Broad Street since the late 1920s.

The Hilltop Bank Block on West Broad Street is being transformed from a vacant building to a community hub including Roosevelt Coffee Roasters.

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Claren Lee Hosselton, age 78, of Clay City, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, at his farm in Clay City, IL. Claren was the son of (Leon) Cletis Hosselton and Wilma Fern (Pierce) Hosselton born on January 9th, 1943, in Clay City, IL. He attended grade school at the Wells School on the Clay/Wayne County Line 2 miles east of Big Four Road. He graduated from Clay City High School where he held the hurdles record for numerous years. Claren attended Southern Illinois University Carbonda...

DNA evidence found on a face mask at the scene of a burglary earlier this year led investigators to identify a suspect, according to Chicago police.

Currently the State of Illinois is reporting a total of 1,680,908 cases of COVID 19 within the state with 25,590 confirmed deaths and 2,824 probable deaths. The positivity 7-day rolling average of case positivity is 2% with test positivity at 2.2%. There have been 23,707 variant cases reported in the state. Illinois shows total of tests performed at 34,492,598. To date Illinois has administered 15,203,716 doses of the vaccine. Tyler Lashbrook, Electric Distribution Leadman for the City of Fairfi...

The City of Fairfield and Wayne County Board are working to address issues at the Wayne County Humane Society and have formed a task force to work on restoring service. Mayor Mike Dreith tabbed Alderman Tyler Lampley for the group, and County Board Chairman Bruce Reeves will nominate Amy Pollard. Officials say they are worried about the future of the Humane Society shelter on the city's south side; Mayor Dreith says they appreciate the society's service, but they have a personnel probl...

Obituary: Gaeton Angelo English WAYNE - Gaeton Angelo English, 71, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, on his 46th wedding anniversary. He was lovingly ... Share Gaeton Angelo English WAYNE – Gaeton Angelo English, 71, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, on his 46th wedding anniversary. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife, Patricia, and four children, son Aubrey, and daughters Courtney, Christianna, and Brittany.Gaeton was born on Oct. 1, 1949 to Gaeton Joseph and Sandra (Clark...