The Fairfield Grade School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, October 19, in the Center Street School Boardroom. Among the items on the agenda is consideration of an agreement with WADI. The board will also receive the district's FY26 audit, along with revenue-to-expense, food service and ...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky have issued a Frost Advisory for the southern Illinois area for tonight and into Sunday morning. Low temperatures are expected to drop into the lower 30s with clear skies and calm winds. The advisory runs from 9 p.m. tonight until 8 a.m. Sunday. The nex...

Reports out of Carmi say a man was arrested shortly after midnight Friday morning after police conducted a traffic stop. 42 year old Jarrod Talley was taken into custody on several charges, including three counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, three counts of resisting a peace officer with injury, and sever...

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker and his wife, First Lady MK Pritzker, made over $9 million in adjusted gross income in 2025, according to tax summaries released by his campaign on Thursday. The tax summaries indicated the governor and his wife paid $2.1 million in federal taxes amd paid in $5.1 million, meaning they r...

In regional news, three men from southern Illinois are accused of attempting to meet minors for sex. Marion, Illinois police reported the men were arrested over several months for grooming, traveling to meet a child, and solicitation of a child. The three men were identified as 38 year old Carl T. Poland and 52 year ol...

The Illinois Basin Celebration will return to Oblong next month, bringing together regional oil industry professionals for a day of safety training, networking and educational activities. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4th with complimentary coffee and donuts in the morning, followed by a catered lunch....

The New Hope School Band Boosters will hold a pork burger sale on Saturday, October 31st to help support the school band. The fundraiser will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until the pork burgers are sold out, at the Precision EyeCare parking lot in Fairfield. Proceeds from the sale will help support efforts to send th...

The Fairfield Elks Lodge #1631 is inviting area residents to put their knowledge of sports and classic television sitcoms to the test during a special Sports and Sitcoms Trivia Night on Saturday, November 7th. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Fairfield Elks Lodge and promises an evening of friendly competition, la...

Several cases were resolved in Wayne County Circuit Court in Fairfield Thursday. Seth M.G. Bradford, 29, of Fairfield, was sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a Class 3 felony charge of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Bradford had previously been sentenced to one year of probatio...

A new book chronicling the history of churches throughout Wayne County will be released for sale tomorrow (Saturday) at two Fairfield locations. "So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: The Churches of Wayne County, Illinois" is a 200-page hardback book featuring an index and numerous historical photographs. Copies wi...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL: BLUFORD JV SHOOTOUT: Local teams participating are New Hope Boys, Wayne City Boys, Cisne Boys, and New Hope Girls JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEETS AT DUQUOIN: SIJH...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Fairfield Mules Football vs. Hamilton County at the Trainyard 7:00 p.m **SENIOR NIGHT** - Seniors for Football, Cheer, Band, and Cross Country will be recognized before the game. WFIW's LeMond's Chevrolet Chrysler EXPANDED Pre-Game Show will begin at 6:00 p.m. with Mules Head Coach, Justi...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Volleyball at Carmi-White County (3 Levels) 5:00 p.m. The Black Diamond Conference-East title will be on the line and with a Fairfield victory, it will secure the outright conference championship. Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at the Black Diamond Conference Championship ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: The Fairfield Lady Mules Volleyball Team took care of business Tuesday night at the Mule Barn, sweeping Eldorado in a Black Diamond Conference matchup and s...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Volleyball vs. Eldorado at the Mule Barn (3 Levels) 5:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at the Roger lee Invitational at Dolan Lake 4:00 p.m. Lady Mules Tennis at Salem 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne vs. Carmi-White County Wayne Ci...