Fairfield Mayor Brent Maguire announced that a Steering Committee for a new economic development strategy for the community will meet in June. The strategy aims to identify high priority, specific goals for economic advancement with […]
FNB will once again host a Shred Day on Saturday, April 27th, from 9 a.m. to noon at their Fairfield location. A separate electronic recycling event is scheduled for the 26th and 27th at the […]
The FCHS Board of Education will meet tomorrow night at 6. After a board reorganization segment, in which a president, vice president, and secretary of the board will be elected, the board will accept resignations […]
Today is the final day to file federal and state income taxes without an extension. For those in Fairfield who need a postmark for today on a tax return, Postmaster Jim Farleigh says they should […]
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a house fire at the John Cone residence on SW 7th Street Saturday morning. When firemen arrived they spotted fire on the north side of the structure. No injuries […]
Legislation barring local governments from establishing what is known as right-to-work zones has been signed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. The bill prohibits laws barring employees and labor organizations from signing contracts that require workers […]
IllinoisCarry, State Representative Darren Bailey, and State Senator Dale Righter are sponsoring a Wayne County Town Hall meeting on April 22nd. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at New Beginnings Church, and several topics […]
82-year-old Mary Lee Hale of Conyers, Georgia and formerly of Dahlgren, died Monday, April 15 at Morningside Assisted Living in Conyers, GA. She was born December 27, 1936 in Belle Rive, IL, the daughter of […]
Sarah L. Egbert, 92, of Carmi, passed away Monday at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born December 25, 1926 in McLeansboro, the daughter of Azarah and Salena (Gwaltney) McDaniel. She married Wallace “Tom” […]
Matthew R. Brands, 37, of rural Albion, Illinois, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born August 1, 1981, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Michael and Glenda […]
85-year-old Dale Loker of Wayne City, went to his heavenly home on April 14, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer. His devotion to his family and his unyielding belief in God supported him in […]
94-year-old McLeansboro resident Kermit M. Webb died at 2:17 p.m. on Friday (April 12th) in McLeansboro. He was the retired owner of Webb Oil Company in McLeansboro and attended the McLeansboro First United Methodist Church. […]
