the Hamilton County Rotary Club is inviting golfers to participate in its annual Golf Scramble tomorrow (7/17) at the McLeansboro Golf Club. The four-person scramble features tee times at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. The entry fee is $300 per team and includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, and prizes. Teams interested in parti...

Edwards County Community Unit School District #1 will open online registration tomorrow. Superintendent David Cowger confirmed that registration will be available for Albion Grade School, West Salem Grade School, and Edwards County High School both online and in person. Online registration will open on Friday, July 17t...

Residents of Wayne County and surrounding areas are invited to attend a Town Hall meeting with Julie Fortier, candidate for Illinois' 12th Congressional District. The event will take place at The Landing, located at 119 NE 3rd Street in Fairfield, on Saturday, July 18th at 6:30 p.m. All community members are welcome to...

The Flora Elks Lodge 1659 and Olney Elks Lodge 926, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children's orthopedic assessment clinic on Wednesday, August 12th. The clinic will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Clay County Flora Medical Clinic, located at 929 Stacey Burk Drive in F...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau will host a field day on August 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nutrient Loss Inhibitor Demonstration Plot. This year's research trials will focus on nitrogen stabilizers, micronutrients, humic acid, and application timing. The event is funded through Illinois Farm Bureau's Nutrient Stewardshi...

On Monday, Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Jace C. Endsley, 26, of Ina, on a Wayne County Failure to Appear warrant for an original charge of Criminal Damage to Property. Endsley was transported to the Wayne County Jail, where he will be held until an appearance in Wayne County Circuit Court on July 21st. On T...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies and Fairfield Rural Firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon around 1:00 p.m. on County Highway 1 (Enterprise Road) near County Road 1700 N. The crash report states that Angela Vineyard, 53, of McLeansboro, was traveling northbound in a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado whe...

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The meeting was originally scheduled for last Thursday but was rescheduled to tonight. The meeting will begin with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call, appro...

Geff Community Consolidated School District #14 is pleased to announce the hiring of its newest Superintendent and Principal, Dr. Patrick Rice. Dr. Rice comes to Geff from his most recent role as Superintendent of Schools in Cairo, where he served for four years. Additionally, Dr. Rice is currently, and will remain, a ...

Wayne County 4-H concluded the annual 4-H Round Robin contest. Illinois Extension and Wayne County 4-H would like to thank this year's award sponsors, livestock superintendents, show announcers, judges, and volunteers for their support in making this year's shows a success. Donors who sponsored the awards for the Round...

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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 ...