The Wabash County Sheriff’s Office is looking at a way to reduce the cost of food and other supplies for inmates at the county jail. Jail Administrator James Sullivan told the county board Monday the ...

The Wabash County Board has approved a change to its employee health insurance plan, increasing the annual deductible from one-thousand-500 dollars to four-thousand-500 dollars. The county’s insurance ...

A Wabash County jury has found 39-year-old Nicholas Irelan guilty on all eight counts against him following a trial that ...

The Wabash County Board has approved an amendment to RWE’s Friendsville solar project, increasing the planned project capacity by 25 megawatts. The amended permit adds eight parcels totaling about 435 ...

A district court judge sentenced an Olney man to 40 years in federal prison after he admitted to producing child pornography. George T. Grove, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child ...

Authorities have identified the pedestrian killed Monday night in a crash on Illinois Route 15 in Wabash County as Rudy Lee Calvin. Illinois State Police say the crash involved a passenger vehicle and ...

A pedestrian was killed Monday night in a crash on Illinois Route 15 in Wabash County. Illinois State Police say the crash involved a passenger vehicle and a pedestrian east of East 500 Road at ...

The Mt. Carmel Fire Department is taking its fire safety message into local schools as part of Fire Prevention Week. Fire Commissioner Susan Zimmerman provided an update during last Monday afternoon’s ...

The Wabash County Board received an update on an amended solar application during its September meeting. County officials said a hearing on the amended application is scheduled for Wednesday at 4:30 p ...

Wabash County officials say the county’s general fund is under significant financial pressure as work continues on the next budget. The board recently met with department heads and Bellwether to ...

Earl Ray Stoltz, 94, of St. Francisville, Illinois passed away on October 3, 2026, at his home, located one mile south of the Mt. Carmel Airport in Lawrence County, Illinois. He was born on November ...