Illinois State Police released details on a two-vehicle crash in northern Wayne County Friday afternoon that resulted in two fatalities and injured three others. A van driven by 22 year old Olivia Flexter of Clay City was southbound on Route 45 near Wayne County Road 2200 North and, according to police, attempted to turn east onto 2200 North in front of a semi, driven by 29 year old Patrick Gaboury of Clinton, IA. The semi hit the rear of the van, causing the van to leave the roadway to the east and hit a tree. A passenger in Flexter's vehicle, 61 year old Evelyn Flexter of Clay City was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger, an eight-year-old girl was flown to a regional hospital and later pronounced dead. Two other passengers, a three year old male and a four year old female were flown to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries. Olivia Flexter was cited for failure to yield the right of way. As of this morning the Illinois Department of Public Health is rep
The 2021-22 IHSA Class 3A Football Brackets have been announced. The ranked number 5 Fairfield will face off against number 12 Hoopeston in the first round of the playoffs. Fairfield goes into the matchup with an 8-1 record; Hoopeston is 5-4 on the season. Other area teams playing in Round 1 are: Mt Carmel who will play St. Joseph; DuQuoin playing Carlinville; and Benton will face off against Piasa Southwestern. In the first round of the Class 2A Bracket number 13 Carmi will square off against number 4 Breese Mater Dei. Mater Dei is coming into the playoffs with a 9-0 record while Carmi stands at 6-3. 5-4 Flora will play Decatur who are undefeated this season. The Wayne County Quilts of Valor will be holding a ceremony to honor Korean War Veterans from around the Wayne County area at the First Christian Church in Fairfield starting at 2 p.m. We will have live streaming video of the ceremony at www.wfiwradio.com. The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorist tra