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The Wayne County Board will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 7 PM in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The agenda includes discussing a
The Wayne County Board met last night for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The board unanimously approved a contract with Clay County Hospital to
The Wayne County Board met for their regular monthly meeting last night at the Wayne County Courthouse. Michelle Richards and Kris Parrent, representing the Wayne County Humane Society appeared before the board for enforcement clarification for their contract with the county. Currently, the society can only issue warnings in instances of animals running loose. For the most part, these warnings are ignored with the society unable to issue tickets as they do in Fairfield. The society is contracted by the county and city for animal control. The board, the Humane Society, and the States Attorney will review the issue. Richards also thanked the board for the funds to assist in a large remodeling project at the shelter. Stephanie Beehn, the owner of Stephy's Bar and Grill, appeared before the board asking for a revision in the Liquor Ordinance regarding hours of operation. The ordinance currently states that liquor license holders can't be open until 9 am, however, Beehn requested
79-year-old Claren Lee Hosselton of Clay City died Thursday in a grain bin accident in northern Wayne County. Coroner Carrie Dagg said responders were dispatched to the scene and Hosselton was pronounced dead upon extrication shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday. An autopsy has been scheduled to assist in determining the cause of death, and complete results are expected to take several weeks. The Wayne County Coroner, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, North Wayne Ambulance Service, Clay City Fire Protection District and Flora Rescue responded to the scene. Severe weather moved through southern Illinois and the Ohio Valley region late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Wayne County was spared the worst of the weather, however the entire region was under thunderstorm warnings for a time late Friday night and early Saturday morning. The worst damage was reported in the Edwardsville, IL area where an Amazon warehouse partially collapsed, trapping people inside. The reported longest-tra