The Wayne County Republican Party will hold its county convention on April 15 at the Wayne County Courthouse. The convention will seat newly elected precinct committeepersons and select party officers following the recent primary election. The date is set 30 days after the March primary. Party members finalized plans f...

Seth Schonaman has been appointed to the Grayville City Council, replacing Chris James, who resigned at the city's last monthly meeting. Schonaman will serve as the city's new street commissioner and will also be a member of the parks committee. He is employed by Wabash Valley Service Company in Grayville and is a memb...

Attorneys in the first-degree murder case of Megan S. Valentine appeared via video conference in Edwards County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Special Prosecutor David Robinson and defense attorney Jessica Koester agreed to continue the scheduled pretrial hearing from March 25 to June 25. All pending matters in the case are...

The Village of Mill Shoals held a brief March board meeting, with only a few items on the agenda. Clerk Tullis reported discussing online payment options with officials in Enfield, and suggested reaching out to Wayne White Electric, which already accepts water payments for some customers. Tullis agreed to follow up wit...

Multiple emergency agencies, including the Fairfield Rural Fire Department, Wayne County Ambulance, Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9, and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, responded to an incident on I-64 westbound near milepost 114, just east of US-45, in the early Thursday morning. Authorities say at approxim...

Jesus Guzman, 32, of Fairfield, was back in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday to faces charges and sentencing on three separate felonies. Guzman, facing a Class 1 felony charge of Methamphetamine Delivery, entered a guilty plea to the charge and was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. ...

Two defendants appeared before Judge Matt Vaughan in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday on petitions to revoke their probation. The first defendant, Christopher Kennedy, 46, of Sims, entered a guilty plea for violating the terms of his 2-year probation from a 2023 conviction of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamin...

The Wayne County Board met Thursday evening in the upstairs courtroom, with all 12 board members present for a full agenda of community updates, appointments, and approvals. Janice Crow of Birth to Five presented information on early childhood programs available to area youth and families, highlighting services offered...

On Thursday, March 12th at approximately 8:13 a.m., the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a report of a shed on fire at 520 NW 7th Street. The first unit arrived within 2 minutes to find heavy smoke coming from a storage shed located behind a single-wide trailer at the address. One handline was placed into servic...

The Southeastern Illinois Area Chambers are proud to announce the 3rd Annual Regional Women's Conference, taking place Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Brubeck Arts Theater on the Wabash Valley College campus. Registration begins at 8:30am with a continental breakfast sponsored by Denise's Caterin...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: IHSA Sectional Scholastic Bowl at FCHS at 10:00 a.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Goreville vs. Chicago Marshall IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Peoria Manual vs. Quincy Notre Dame AREA SPORTS...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Track at the Marion Indoor Invitational OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: JASPER VOLLEYBASH TOURNAMENT: Fairfield vs. New Hope Jasper vs. Trinity Stewardson This will be followed by the 5th Place, 3rd Place, and Championship Games AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL STATE SEMI-FINALS: CLASS 1A STATE SEMI-FINALS: Lawrenceville vs. Goreville Eastland vs. Chicago Marshall CLASS 2A STATE SEMI-FINALS: Tolono-Unity vs. Peoria Manual Quincy Notre Dame vs. Chicago Farragut JR HIGH...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: FCHS Winter Sports Awards at 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball - Mule Barn Girls Basketball - Study Hall Wrestling - Cafeteria Cheerleading - will be held on March 18th at the Landing OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: New Hope vs. Summersville (New Hope 8th Grade Recognition ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne at St. Elmo-Brownstown JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Fairfield vs. Mt. Carmel (Fairfield 8th Grade Recognition Night) Jasper at St. Joe-Olney Cisne vs. Flora Wayne City at Summersville AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: IHSA Regional Scholastic Bowl Tournament at FCHS 4:30 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A CHARLESTON SUPER-SECTIONAL: Lawrenceville vs. LeRoy IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A JACKSONVILLE SUPER-SECTIONAL: Goreville vs. Jacksonville Routt IHSA BOYS CLASS ...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Track at the EIU Indoor Track Meet at Charleston OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Mt. Pulaski vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Breese Central ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Track at the EIU Indoor Track Meet at Charleston 3pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A TRICO SECTIONAL: Waltonville vs. Goreville IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A NOKOMIS SECTIONAL: Jacksonville Routt vs. Brown County IH...