North Wayne CUSD #200 has cancelled school for Thursday due to snow/icy conditions. This includes Cisne Middle School, Cisne High School, Johnsonville, and Mt. Erie.
Illinois State Police District 19 investigated a two vehicle personal injury traffic crash in Wayne County Wednesday around 8:20 a.m.
56 year old Cary Jackson-Kallemback, of Dahlgren, and 42 year old Tosha Swink, of St. Louis, were traveling eastbound on I-64 at Milepost 101 in... Read More.
The Wayne County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to offer eight, $750 scholarships to Wayne County students who plan on majoring in an ag-related field of study for the fall 2021 semester. This is an increase of 2 scholarships over previous years.
In addition to... Read More.
(McLeansboro, Illinois) – On Monday, December 14, Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) with the assistance of Wayne White Electric and Peoples National Bank’s Loan Officer, Mark Epperson, secured $580,000 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and
Grant (REDLG) program.... Read More.
Illinois State Police as released their enforcement results from nighttime patrols conducted in December specifically in Saline, Gallatin, and Wayne County. The patrols were specially focused on the hours between 9pm and 6am. The Saline and Gallatin County patrols resulted in 21 written warnings,... Read More.
Illinois State Police District 19 investigated a single vehicle personal injury traffic crash Monday night around 8:12 PM. 57-year-old Brian Pillow of Carlyle, IL, was traveling west on Interstate 64 near milepost 108 in Wayne County, when his 2021 Freightliner Truck Tractor Semi Trailer... Read More.
Illinois State Police District 19 investigated a Single Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injury, early this (Friday) morning.
Around 2:16, 63 year old Larry M. Vaughn, of Louisville, KY, was traveling eastbound on I-64 at milepost 115, in Wayne County, when his 2014 Freightliner Truck Tractor... Read More.
The Wayne County Health Department reported its 23rd COVID-19 related death Thursday, and it also reported 17 new cases, bringing its total to 577; 107 were active, including six hospitalizations. Edwards County announced 12 new cases from October 29th through November 5th, bringing its... Read More.
With 27 of 27 precincts in, Wayne County results follow:
Of the 11,193 registered voters, 5,476 actually turned in ballots, or just under 49%.
President Donald Trump took over 87.5% of the Wayne County vote with challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden garnering only a... Read More.