Fairfield Community High School will hold its annual Meet the Mules event tonight (Friday) giving fans an opportunity to meet student-athletes and other participants in fall activities. Doors to the Mule Barn will open at 5:30 p.m. Introductions for golf, girls tennis, cross country, girls swimming and volleyball will ...

Organizers of the 2026 West Salem Homecoming and Chowder have announced the Grand Marshal and emcee for this year's parade. The parade is tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 9:30am. Retired West Salem Fire Chief Harvey Fenton has been selected as Grand Marshal. Fenton joined the West Salem Fire Department in 1980 and has ...

Longtime educator and Fairfield Community High School graduate Linda Monge will serve as a special alumni speaker during the FCHS 100th year celebration banquet on October 3. Monge, a 1968 FCHS graduate, has spent more than 50 years in education. She earned a bachelor's degree in secondary mathematics education from th...

Frontier Community College is gearing up for the 2026-2027 academic year with Weeks of Welcome, a series of activities designed to kick off the fall semester and welcome new and returning students. Events are open exclusively to FCC students, faculty, and staff. Weeks of Welcome activities include: New Student Orientat...

The Little Miss Geff Frontier Days Pageant will be held Friday, September 12th at 6 p.m. as part of the annual Geff Frontier Days celebration. The old pioneer-style pageant is open to girls ages 6 through 9 who do not currently hold a queen title. Professional pageant contestants are not eligible. Contestants will part...

Frontier Community College in Fairfield will receive $81,500 for its Adult Literacy program as part of nearly $29 million in library and literacy grants awarded across Illinois. Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced a combined $28.9 million in grants supporting library services and literacy...

Cornerstone Church in Fairfield will host its semi-annual Homecoming and Prom Dress Giveaway on Saturday, August 29th. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in the church's Fellowship Hall. Hundreds of dresses and shoes will be available free of charge. Bouquets, jewelry and other accessories will also be offer...

The Wayne City Bean Days Car and Truck Show will be held Saturday, September 26th at the Wayne City Baptist Church parking lot. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with awards presented at 10 a.m. The annual Bean Days parade will follow at 11 a.m. The registration fee is $10, and all vehicles are welcome. Competition cl...

Illinois shoppers have just a few days remaining to take advantage of the state's back-to-school sales tax holiday, which ends Sunday. The 10-day tax holiday began Friday, August 7th and reduces the state's portion of the sales tax on qualifying clothing and school supplies from 6.25% to 1.25%. Eligible school supplies...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is accepting applications for temporary snow removal positions for the 2026-2027 snow and ice season. Temporary employees will assist IDOT with maintaining and repairing roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure while helping keep Illinois roadways safe throughout ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Golf at the Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Invitational 1:00 p.m. Meet the Mules 6:00 p.m. Doors open to the Mule Barn at 5:30pm. o Introductions for Golf, Girls Tennis, Cross Country, Girls Swim and Volleyball in the Mule Barn 6:00 p.m. o Volleyball Scrimmage 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. o Introdu...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Golf at the Mt. Carmel Invitational 1:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at Allendale-St. Mary's Wayne City vs. Spring Garden JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Jasper at Allendale-St. Mary's New Hope at West Salem Cisne at North Clay Wayne City vs. Spring ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at Bluford New Hope vs. Fairfield Cisne vs. North Clay Geff at Allendale-St. Mary's JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Jasper at Bluford New Hope vs. Allendale-St. Mary's Cisne vs. Olney AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Geff at Allendale-St. Mary's Wayne City vs. Albion JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Wayne City vs. Albion AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: YOUTH GOLF: On Monday, the First Annual Fairfield Junior Golf Scramble was held at the...

LOCAL AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: AREA SPORTS SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Patoka 14, Jasper 0 Doubleheader Game 1 Jasper 9, Patoka 6 Doubleheader Game 2 Geff 13, Field 11 Geff 11, West Salem 9 (Geff Eagles Baseball) ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Chicago White Sox 5...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper vs. Patoka DOUBLEHEADER Geff vs. Field Geff vs. West Salem Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 3 Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs 6 Kansas City 4 Cleveland 8 Chicago White Sox 2 NY Mets 6 Pittsburgh 4 Toronto ...

LOCAL AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: TEAM MARION CAPTURES 2026 COLT WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Team Marion is once again on top of the COLT Baseball world after capturing the 2026 COLT World Series championship Tuesday night. Marion defeated Team Bronx, New York, 12-3, in the championship game at Mountain Dew Park, securing th...

LOCAL AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Geff at St. Joe-Olney ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** WEDNESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 0 The White Sox are in an 0-2 series hole to the Red Sox following a 4-0 loss from Fenway. Sean Burke surrendered two runs over four-plus...