The Fairfield City Council meets tomorrow 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 Col...

Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney and SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon are two of eight rural hospitals being highlighted by the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. According to ICAHN, as access to maternity care continues to decline in many rural communities, they are shining a spotlight...

The public is being reminded that the 2026 Edwards County Mobile Home Tax Bills are due in a couple of weeks. Payments can be made in person at the Edwards County Collector's Office, during office hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Residents may also mail payments to the same address or use the drop bo...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities across the state to participate in a free agrichemical container recycling program. The program provides a responsible and convenient way for participants to dispose of empty pesticide containers, which are then recycled in...

Well over a billion dollars will be up for grabs this week when you combine the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots. Tonight's big Powerball drawing is worth an estimated 478 million dollars, with the cash value on that coming out to just over 212 million. Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing will be worth a whopping...

On Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court, Eagan C. Summers, 20, of Norris City, was sentenced in absentia to a term of 4 ½ years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Summers was originally sentenced to Probation on a Class 3 Felony charge of Theft back in 2024. In April of this year, the court found him t...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is proud to announce that Chief Financial Officer, Randy Russell, has been recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of its "180 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know in 2026." The national recognition honors financial leaders who are driving innovation, strengthening financi...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education approved two personnel appointments during a brief special meeting last Monday evening. Board members unanimously hired Erin Braddock as the district's new Family and Consumer Science teacher and FCCLA sponsor. The board also approved the hiring of Abby Bowsher as ...

An American Red Cross blood drive was held on Wednesday, July 8th at the Community of Christ. Twenty units were collected before the drive had to be halted due to a facility issue that arose. Don Zurliene provided delicious porkburgers for those who were able to donate. David Kiefer was a first-time donor, and Joyce Ca...

The Fairfield Lions Club has announced the latest winners in its America 250 Raffle. Each daily winner receives $50, while the winner on July 25 will receive a $100 prize. Find the full list of winners below. The Fairfield Lions Club thanks everyone who purchased raffle tickets in support of the organization's communit...

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...

YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: 11 U TOURNAMENT: SILVER BRACKET: 3RD PLACE GAME: Lions Club 7, La Fuente 5 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: DiMaggio's 20, Hayes Plumbing 0 ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Cleveland Guardians 6,...