Local News Archives

January 17, 2023

Will Wymore Lose Its Police Department?

By Gordon HopkinsThe Wymore City Council discussed the possibility of creating a law enforcement committee at their first meeting of…

January 17, 2023

On Thursday, January 12, 2023 at approximately 11:17 p.m., the Jefferson County 911 Center received a 911 call in reference…

January 17, 2023

Jefferson County held an appreciation luncheon for county employees on January 10 at the 4H Building at the Jefferson County…

January 17, 2023

A benefit dinner for Adam Schoenbeck was held in Western over the weekend. Hundreds turned out to support the Schoenbeck…

January 17, 2023

Fairbury Rural Fire responded to a report of a car on fire at 5th and I Streets in Fairbury at…

January 17, 2023

Fairbury Rural Fire was dispatched to the scene of a truck fire at Bacon and I Streets in Fairbury at…

January 13, 2023

A meeting of the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Committee was held Thursday evening, January 12. Many citizens spoke, either…

January 13, 2023

By Gordon Hopkins On Sunday, January 8, 2023, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and agricultural equipment maker John Deere…

January 13, 2023

By Gordon HopkinsFans and players alike were left with fits of uncontrolled coughing during the much anticipated annual MUDECAS basketball…

January 13, 2023

Southern School District players were class A MUDECAS champions in 1998. On Saturday, January 14, 2023, they will be recognized…