48-year-old Joshua Musgrave of Geff appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday and pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Musgrave was sentenced to two years of Conditional Discharge and ordered to pay court costs. As part of the sentence, Musgrave must make restitution of $1,000 to the victim an...

Fairfield Police Department's Dane Horton is set to make his return to the ring for the highly anticipated GUNS & HOSES charity boxing event at the Ford Center in Evansville this Saturday at 7pm. After securing a first-round TKO victory last year, Horton is eager to extend his winning streak in his second appearanc...

The Fairfield Rotary Club announces the return of its annual Wine & Arts Festival, set for Saturday, May 9th at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. This event promises a day of art, music, wine, and community spirit. Festival-goers can look forward to shopping from a selection of talented local artists and craft vendors,...

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative is once again giving high school seniors who live on Wayne-White Electric lines a chance to win a $500 scholarship. The cooperative will award ten $500 scholarships through a random drawing as part of its Annual Meeting Scholarships program. Applying is simple and quick-students can com...

High school and college students are invited to take part in an exciting Teen Night hosted by Wayne City Matters on Saturday, May 2nd. The event will include fun, food, and the chance to win a share of over $2,000 in prizes. Participants should meet at the Wayne City Baptist Church at 5:30 p.m. to register and receive ...

Edwards County Farm Bureau reports that the recent "Bring on the Meats" promotion was a success, thanks to strong community support. Local residents contributed by purchasing paper cows and pigs, resulting in over 200 pounds of meat being donated to local food pantries this week. Congratulations go to Mary Le...

City officials have announced that the crew working to clean the Grayville water tower will need more time than initially planned. The cleaning team will continue working as long as possible today and expects to finish the job tomorrow (Thursday). Officials emphasize that there should not be any disruption in water ser...

Wabash Area Development, Inc. (WADI) has announced its 2026 Scholarship Program, offering college and occupational training scholarships to low-income individuals with high academic potential. The scholarships are funded through the Community Services Block Grant, which helps cover tuition, fees, and other program-spec...

Clay County is inviting all community members to the 4th Annual Spring Resource Round-up, taking place at Charley Brown Park on Thursday, May 7th from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. This year's event, themed "To Infinity and Beyond - You've Got a Friend in Us," encourages all deputies and space rangers to join the fun. Th...

Planting season is officially underway across parts of Illinois, according to the first weekly crop progress and condition report issued Monday afternoon. The USDA reported that as of April 5th, an estimated 1% of Illinois corn had been planted, which is on pace with the five-year average. Data for soybean planting wil...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Baseball vs. Cisne at Veteran's Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs. Cisne at Southwest Park 4:30pm Lady Mules Track at DuQuoin 4:00pm Mules Boys Tennis vs. Richland County and Centralia at Lakeside Courts 3:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBAL...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Baseball vs. Edwards County at Veteran's Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs. Edwards County at Southwest Park 4:30pm Mules and Lady Mules Track Co-Ed Open Meet at the Train Yard Track 4:00pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne vs. Lawrence...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball at Lawrenceville 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball at Lawrenceville 4:30pm AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND: COLLEGE BASEBALL (FRIDAY): GAME 1: Southwestern Illinois College 9, Frontier Bobcats 0 GAME 2: Frontier Bobcats 6, Southwestern Illinois College 5 COLLEGE SOFTBA...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: COLLEGE BASEBALL: Frontier Bobcats vs. Southwestern Illinois College (Doubleheader) COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Frontier Bobcats vs. Kaskaskia College (Doubleheader) AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Fairfield 9, Wayne City 4 F...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball at Wayne City 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball at Wayne City 4:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne at Oblong COLLEGE BASEBALL: Frontier Bobcats at Southwestern Illinois College COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Frontier Bobcats vs. Lakeland College (Doubl...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball vs. Benton at Veteran's Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs Carterville at Southwest Park 4:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Olney HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne vs. Lawrenceville JR HIGH TRACK: New Hope, Geff, Cisne, and Cla...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball at Richland County 4:30 Lady Mules Softball at Richland County 4:30 Mules and Lady Mules Track at FCHS Co-Ed Open Meet 4pm Mules Boys Tennis at Flora 4pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Altamont Wayne City vs. Murphysboro ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Tennis at Effingham 4:15pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne vs. NCOE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne vs. NCOE JR HIGH TRACK: Fairfield vs. Jasper, Geff and Wayne City at the FCHS Track Cisne at Flora AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND: HIGH ...