A Republican candidate for Wayne County Clerk, Janet Billington, has released a schedule of campaign events throughout February. The events are open to the public and will feature informal meet-and-greets with attendees over coffee. Event lineup: Monday, February 16th 7:00-9:00 a.m. at K&M Diner, 410 S. 1st St., Fa...

Gubernatorial candidate Darrin Bailey and his running mate, Aaron Del Mar, are bringing their "Take Back Illinois: For The People!" 7-day bus tour to Fairfield on Thursday, February 19th and Friday, February 20th as part of a campaign blitz spanning 25 stops across Illinois in just one week. Bailey and Del Ma...

A Narcan Information and Education Program will take place at the Fairfield Public Library on Wednesday, February 25th at 5:00 p.m., offering vital overdose response training to the community. The event is presented in partnership with the Wayne County Health Department and the Fairfield Public Library as part of the &...

New Hope General Baptist Church, located at 449 County Road 1800 East in Fairfield, is offering three scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year. The scholarships include two $2,000 awards for students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolling in a four-year university, and one $500 scholarship for a student at...

The Board of Education of Edwards County Community Unit School District No. 1 will convene for a regular meeting on Thursday, February 19th 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Science Room at West Salem Grade School. Some of the items on the agenda include a "Spotlight" segment before addressing unfinis...

The Edwards County Farm Bureau Young Leaders will host their annual Scholarship Trap Shoot on Saturday, March 7th at the Edwards County Sportsman's Club. The event begins at 9:00am and raises important funds for the Young Leader Scholarship fund and welcomes shooters of all ages and skill levels. This year's trap shoot...

The campaign for Illinois gubernatorial candidate Sheriff James Mendrick has announced a public meet-and-greet event in Mount Carmel. Mendrick, who is currently serving as sheriff, will meet with area residents at Rosati's Pizza, located at 411 W. 9th Street, on Sunday, March 1, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is...

Illinois lawmakers are preparing a second attempt to pass a bill giving state regulators greater authority over homeowners insurance rates, following major premium hikes by State Farm. Gov. JB Pritzker called for the legislation after State Farm raised Illinois premiums by an average of 27.2%, blaming weather-related l...

Sparklight®, a leading fiber-fueled internet provider, has announced the launch of its 2026 "Dream Bigger" contest, offering $30,000 to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for K-12 students. Twelve winning schools or organizations will each receive $2,500 to enhance their S...

Wayne County, Illinois, has received a dividend check from HOPE Trust, the country's health benefit plan. Now commemorating its 15th year of providing benefits to county, school district, city, village, and other local government employees throughout the state of Illinois, HOPE Trust is unique in the state. It is owned...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Newton at the Mule Barn (All 3 Levels) Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at North Mac Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at Vandalia OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Carmi-White County Cisne vs. Patoka HIGH SCHOOL GIR...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Edwards County at the Mule Barn (All 3 Levels) 5pm Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at North Mac and Boys Wrestling Sectional at Vandalia OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City vs. Sandoval - Wayne City Senior Recognition N...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules JV Basketball at Mt. Carmel 6pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne at Mt. Carmel JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS S STATE SEMIFINALS: Jasper vs. Summersville Ewing-Northern vs. Bartelso JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball at Flora 6pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Fairfield vs. Jasper Cisne at St. Joe-Olney AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: On Tuesday night, the Fairfield Mules Basketball team were on the road for a conference...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball at Hamilton County (All 3 Levels) 5pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Woodlawn Cisne vs. NCOE (Cisne Senior Recognition Night) JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Fairfield vs. Woodlawn Jasper vs. Allendale-St. Mary's New Hope at Bluford...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball at Benton 6pm HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne vs. Murphysboro (Senior Night) JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS Jasper vs. Albers-Damiansville game at 3:30pm Summersville vs. New Horizon Ewing-N...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Regionals at Mt. Zion OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City vs. Christopher HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne vs. North Clay JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball at Eldorado - All 3 Levels 5pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Cisne vs. Woodlawn JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS: Wayne City vs. Pinckneyville NCOE vs. Chester Nashville vs. Unity Point Sh...