Q98.1 Canton

08/21/2026

High School Football gets underway tonight in Illinois. Our sister station, WBYS, will be in Herscher tonight to bring the Little Giants home on the radio. Go Little Giants!

Week #1 of High School Football gets underway tonight! The Canton Little Giants will be in Herscher tonight to take on the Tigers. As they'll do all season, Colin Davis and Justin Nelson will be there to bring to game to you on WBYS. Listen Live beginning at +/- 7:00 PM on 94.1 FM, 1560 AM, 941BYS.com, or on the FREE WBYS App. Let's go Little Giants!!

08/19/2026

The Governor signed a proclamation, paving the way for our local communities to apply for relief funding after last weeks storms.

07/30/2026

(Eureka, IL) -- A former Canton resident is being held in the Woodford County Jail after being charged with multiple alleged sexual offens...

07/30/2026

(Astoria, IL) -- A high-speed pursuit that began in Astoria ended with a crash in Schuyler County and the arrest of a Fulton County woman ...

07/28/2026

(Eureka, IL) -- A Washington man, formerly of Canton, remains in custody following his arrest on a felony charge. According to Woodford Co...

07/28/2026

(Undated) -- With August just around the corner, it's almost time for the familiar sight of yellow school buses across west central Illino...

07/15/2026

https://wbyswcddnews.blogspot.com/2026/07/spoon-river-college-has-announced.html

(Canton, IL) -- Spoon River College has announced the selection of its ninth president. The Board of Trustees on Wednesday named Dr. Shell...

05/18/2026

UPDATE @ 5:25PM - Power for all Spoon River Electric customers has been restored:

A power outage at Spoon River Electric is impacting customers in areas surrounding Wee-Ma-Tuk, Northgate Subdivision in Canton, east of Cuba, Giant Goose Ranch, and East of Fairview.

**5:37 P.M. all power should be restored. If you are still without power please call 30-647-2700. Thank you! Fulton County ESDA

We are experiencing an outage at are Wee-Ma-Tuk Substation.

Members living in the following areas are without power: Wee-Ma-Tuk, Northgate Subdivision - Canton, east of Cuba, Giant Goose Ranch, and East of Fairview.

Thank you for your patience.

04/22/2026

https://wbyswcddnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-fulton-county-coroner-identifies.html

(Lewistown, IL) -- The Fulton County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man found deceased in a wooded area in rural Lewistow...

04/22/2026

https://wbyswcddnews.blogspot.com/2026/04/authorities-in-fulton-county-are.html

(Canton, IL) -- According to posts on Facebook, a search is underway in central Illinois for missing Canton man Ken Johnson. Family member...