Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Lawrenceville basketball coach, Ron Felling. Felling passed away Tuesday, May 5th in Bloomington, Indiana Visitation is set for this Wednesday, May 13th, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Funeral Chapel at 3000 East 3rd Street in Bloomington, Indiana. Funeral services will be...

The Fairfield City Council will meet Tuesday, May 12th at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting agenda includes approval of minutes from the April 14th meeting and executive session minutes from January 13th along with approval of bills and public comments. Routine business items include resolutio...

The Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 11th at 6 p.m. in the Center Street Board Room in Fairfield. Items on the agenda include approval of regular and closed session minutes from the April 20th meeting, along with financial reports covering the tre...

Center Street Grade School held its eighth grade commencement ceremony Thursday evening, with 57 students receiving diplomas. Among the honors presented during the ceremony, Callen Robbins was named the American Legion Award winner and also received Outstanding Student recognition. Kaden Hutto was recognized as the Ame...

The American Red Cross recently hosted a successful blood drive at the Community of Christ, resulting in the collection of 56 units of blood to benefit patients in the local area. The Clothesline served as the event sponsor. First-time donors Jaxson Crnovich and Sheryl McBride joined many others in supporting the drive...

A drier stretch of weather is expected for the coming week, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. The only current mention of rain is a small chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. The extended forecasts are also indicating warmer and drier conditions. The latest six to ten day ...

Officials in Mt. Vernon, IL have announced that nearly a million dollars in upgrades to Mt. Vernon Outland Airport have been completed, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held earlier this week to mark the completion of the parking lot and entry road rehabilitation project. Reports say the project was $977,000 and included...

The name of a Salem, IL man killed in a one vehicle crash in Marion County has been released. Marion County Coroner Claude Howell identified the man as 19 year old Alexander Tate. Tate was involved in a crash on Cross Road just west of Robin Road southeast of Salem, and pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner Howell sa...

All vehicles, especially motorcycles, are invited to join the Southern Illinois Scavenger Hunt Ride, a unique charity event scheduled for May 29th and 30th. Riders and drivers across Southern Illinois will travel from Casey, IL to Elizabethtown (E-Town), solving clues and collecting items to support two local causes: C...

Troy Cannon, former Marion County, Illinois coroner, appeared recently at the Marion County Courthouse as the prosecution confirmed that all evidence has been reviewed and a jury trial has been officially scheduled. Cannon has pleaded not guilty to seven felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse by a trusted ad...

LOCAL AND YOUTH SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 9TH LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY: (Makeup games from Wednesday) PITCHING MACHINE: Taco Tierra vs. LeMond's Chevrolet Erin Braddock Photography vs. Ambient Heating & Cooling 14 U: Fairfield Masonic Lodge vs. NAPA Rush Appliance vs. Potts Family Pharmacy LITTLE...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY: (Makeup games from Tuesday) T-BALL: Joe's Body Shop vs. Vaughan's Tire Doug Aman-State Farm vs. CSI Insurance 11 U: DiMaggio's vs. Hayes Plumbing Lions Club vs. Fairfield Banking Company LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM THURSDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: 11 ...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY: (Weather Permitting) T-BALL: Joe's Body Shop vs. LeMond's Chrysler Peoples National Bank vs. Carter Turf & Tractor 11 U: Mt. Vernon Dream Homes vs. Top Dog Diesel Repair DiMaggio's vs. La Fuente LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S M...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY: (Weather Permitting) PITCHING MACHINE: Taco Tierra vs. LeMond's Chevrolet Erin Braddock Photography vs. Ambient Heating & Cooling 14 U: Fairfield Masonic Lodge vs. NAPA Rush Appliance vs. Potts Family Pharmacy LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY: T-BALL: Joe's Body Shop vs. Vaughan's Tire Doug Aman-State Farm vs. CSI Insurance 11 U: DiMaggio's vs. Hayes Plumbing Lions Club vs. Fairfield Banking Company LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM MONDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: PITCHING MACHINE: Erin Braddock ...

IT'S TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT LOCAL AND YOUTH SPORTS. IN LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL ACTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS, ON THE SCHEDULE TONIGHT IN PITCHING MACHINE: Erin Braddock Photography vs. LeMond's Chevrolet Friend Oil vs. Ambient Heating & Cooling 14 U: NAPA vs. Rush Appliance Edward Jones-Andrew Diesel...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Softball at Hamilton County 11:00 am OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Frontier Bobcats at Shawnee Community College (Doubleheader) LOCAL SPORTS RESULTS FROM FRIDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield 14, Hamilton County 4 Fairfield was led by Tallen Hixenbaug...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball at Hamilton County 4:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Webber Wayne City at Waltonville HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne at Webber Wayne City at Waltonville JR HIGH TRACK: CISNE BOYS RELAYS: Cisne, Jasper, New Hope, and Wayne City CO...