The 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held in Effingham on Wednesday and Thursday, marking Illinois' first time hosting the five-state event in several years. Highlights include a farm tour at Curt Rincker's operation, a keynote on cattle genetics and grazing by "cattle coach" Steve Campbell, a...

Registration is now open for the Tiny Tot Division of the 2026 Cisne Reunion Pageant. The pageant is open to children ages 3 through 5 who live within the North Wayne School District. Eligible 5-year-olds must be entering kindergarten during the 2026-27 school year. Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays begi...

Golfers from across the area are invited to compete in the Fairfield Public Golf Course 2-Man Shamble set for Saturday and Sunday, July 18th & 19th. The tournament will feature flights based on the number of entries received, allowing teams to compete against players of similar skill levels. The entry fee is $100 p...

Frontier Community College Business and Industry is offering a Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Training course next Thursday. The training will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Emergency Preparedness Classroom at Frontier Community College. Participants must complete the online portion of the BLS Instructor Essentia...

Monster truck fans will have a chance to experience high-powered action later this month as the Full Throttle Monster Truck Show comes to the Edwards County Fair. The show is scheduled for Saturday, July 25th at 7 p.m. at the Edwards County Fair grandstand. General admission is $20 per person, which includes access to ...

Heather C. Tanner, 30, of Fairfield, was arrested late Saturday evening on a new Wayne County warrant charging her with retail theft. The new warrant stems from her apparent violation of a previous sentence of two years' probation. In April of this year, Tanner was placed on probation and received a stayed 90-day jail ...

The Fairfield City Council meets this evening. On the agenda in "Routine Business," they are set to review an ordinance approving the appropriations, recognize new firefighters, acknowledge the Kemper CPA Planning Letter, and review a proclamation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Frontier Community College...

North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 recently announced the agenda for their next Board Meeting set for this Thursday, July 16th. The agenda includes a roll call, approval of previous meeting minutes, financial reports, payment of bills, and approval of the consent agenda. The Consent Agenda will address the...

The North Wayne School Board would also like to remind area residents of several upcoming important dates. Online registration for the school year will be August 3rd through August 11th, with in-person registration being available August 10th and 11th at each respective school. Other important dates include: Teacher In...

Edwards County 4-H concluded the annual 4-H General Project Show on Saturday, July 11th. Illinois Extension and Edwards County 4-H would like to thank the judges and volunteers for their support in making this year's show a success. 4-H members receiving State Fair delegations at the General Project Show will be eligib...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 14TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: No Major League Baseball Games due to the start of the All-Star Break MLB HOME RUN DERBY: St. Louis Cardinals Right Fielder Jordan Walker is the 2026 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Champion. In the f...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR MONDAY, JULY 13TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Athletics 1 Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Milwaukee Brewers 5 New York Yanke...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 10TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Milwaukee Brewers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia Phillies 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 New York Mets 7, Kansas City Royals 3 Texas ...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 9TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** WEDNESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Chicago Cubs 9, Baltimore Orioles 7 Cincinnati Reds 11, Philadelphia Philles 5 Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0 New York Mets 6, Kansas City Royals 2 Wash...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 Milwaukee Brewers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 1...

***NATIONAL SPORTS*** MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1 The Chicago White Sox are also back in action tonight. The team squares off against Wilyer Abreu and the Red Sox to open a three-game series at home. Noah Shultz gets the start opposite Payton Tolle. MLB National ...

SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 6 The White Sox split their four-game series with the Guardians following a 7-6 win from Cleveland. Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery and Tristan Peters went deep. Chicago has won back-to-back games and will host Boston tomorrow night. ...

Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 17 Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 3 (10 innings) Washington 9 Pittsburgh 5 NY Yankees 5 Minnesota 2 Baltimore 3 Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 5 NY Mets 3 Colorado 15 San Francisco 3 Tampa Bay 3 Houston 1 Boston 5 LA Angels 2 Miami 12 Athletics...