A rural Fairfield man is being held in the Wayne County Jail following a Sunday morning shooting that left a woman hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department says deputies were dispatched to a rural Fairfield residence at approximately 9 a.m. Sunday to conduct a welfare check. Depu...

The Wayne County Historical Society will present its annual "Voices of Our Past" Cemetery Tour at Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield on Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12. Tours will begin at 3:30 p.m. each day, with the final tour departing at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at the Fairfield P...

FNB Community Bank will host a pregame tailgate as the Fairfield Mules take on Eldorado on Friday, September 4th. The event will be held at the Fairfield Community High School Trainyard beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing until kickoff. Free food and T-shirts will be available while supplies last, with T-shirts limit...

Entries are now being accepted for the 37th Annual Bean Days Quilt Show, scheduled for Saturday, September 26th in Wayne City. The show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on East Meadow Street. Organizers say approximately 50 quilts can be displayed, with quilts hung at full length for...

The Wayne City Ruritan Club has announced the winner of its Amazing Americana photo contest, held in celebration of the nation's 250th birthday. First place went to "TNT Cameron" of Wayne City for a photo featuring pet pig Willie G. Cameron posing in front of a barn painted with an American flag. The winning ...

Wabash General Hospital is moving forward with plans to install a new digital sign at its Carmi Medical Clinic. During last Monday's Board of Directors meeting, President and CEO Karissa Turner requested authorization to spend up to $75,000 on the project. The board unanimously approved the request. Turner said the pro...

The 18th annual Fairfield Run/Walk 5K will return as part of the 2026 Fairfield Fall Fun Fest on Thursday, September 17. The event is sponsored by Fairfield National Bank and will be held at the corner of East Court and Northeast Fourth streets in Fairfield. The annual 5K gives runners and walkers an opportunity to par...

Collectors across Illinois could have an opportunity to showcase their antiques and vintage treasures on national television when the History Channel's "American Pickers" visits the state in September. The show plans to film episodes in Illinois and Iowa and is looking for private collectors with unusual anti...

Discounted pre-sale tickets for the McLeansboro Kiwanis Club Fall Festival will go on sale today (Monday). Pre-sale tickets will cost $3 each and will be available at Banterra Bank, Peoples National Bank locations in McLeansboro and Dahlgren, and Dairy Queen. Organizers say only a limited number of discounted tickets w...

Motorists traveling Interstate 64 toward St. Louis can expect construction and possible delays beginning today (Monday) near Nashville. The Illinois Department of Transportation says I-64 will be reduced to one lane in each direction between mile markers 45 and 55 for road and bridge improvements. The restrictions are ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules JV Football vs. Red Hill at the FCHS Trainyard 6:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. Hamilton County at the McLeansboro Golf Club 4:00 pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne at Olney Wayne City at Carmi JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at St. Joe JR HIGH GIRLS S...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Volleyball at the Lady Mules Kickoff Classic at the Mule Barn and Center Street School Fairfield vs. North Clay Fairfield vs. Lawrenceville Cisne vs. Carmi-White County Cisne vs. Newton Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at the Tom Wickham...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Football at Red Hill 7:00 p.m. WFIW's coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. with the LeMond's Chevrolet Chrysler Pre-Game Show. Broadcast is available on WFIW 104.9, wfiwradio.com, and tocsportsnetwork.com OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL FALL BASEBALL: Wayne City vs. Agape Christian...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Tennis at Newton 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne at NCOE Wayne City at Hamilton County HIGH SCHOOL FALL BASEBALL: Wayne City at Brownstown JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield vs. Jasper New Hope vs. St. Joe Cisne vs. Patoka Wayne City at Rome J...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules and Lady Mules Golf at Richland County 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield vs. Lawrenceville-Parkview New Hope at Norris City Cisne at Allendale-St. Mary's (JV) JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: New Hope at Norris City COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Frontier Bobcats a...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. Edwards County, North Clay, and Red Hill at the Fairfield Public Golf Course 4:00 p.m. Lady Mules Tennis at Centralia 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne vs. Dietrich Wayne City vs. Okawville JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at G...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: JV Mules Football vs. Edwards County at the Trainyard 6:00 p.m. Lady Mules Volleyball at Richland County 5:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Golf at the BDC Tournament Preview at the Franklin County Country Club 9am Lady Mules Tennis vs. Benton at the Lakeside Tennis Courts 4:00 p.m. OTHER ARE...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: FAIRFIELD FUTURES SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT SOUTHWEST PARK Crab Orchard vs. Carmi Mt. Carmel vs. New Hope Hamilton County vs. Flora Woodlawn vs. Edwards County FAIRFIELD JUNIOR FOO...