Bargain hunters and treasure seekers will have plenty to look forward to as Fairfield prepares to host its annual City Wide Yard Sales on Saturday, April 25th. Organized by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, this event is expected to draw residents and visitors from around the area. Residents interested in having their...

Fairfield Community High School Head Football Coach Justin Townsend received one of the highest honors in Illinois high school athletics this past weekend, as he was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Champaign. Townsend's induction recognizes ...

Fairfield Public School District #112, in cooperation with Jasper, New Hope, and Geff School Districts, will conduct Child Find/Preschool Screenings for area children ages 3 to 5. The screenings will take place at North Side School on Wednesday, April 22nd and Thursday, April 23rd. The free screenings will assess each ...

Music lovers and trivia enthusiasts are invited to test their knowledge at the highly anticipated Music Trivia Night sponsored by Wayne City Matters and hosted by Tony Waters. The event, covering all eras of music, will take place on Friday, April 10th at 6:00 p.m. at Church of the Harvest. Participants can look forwar...

Relay For Life of Hamilton/Wayne/White Counties will host a Survivor Brunch honoring cancer survivors on Saturday, April 18th at 10 a.m. at Christian Chapel Church in McLeansboro. The guest speaker will be Sandy Burke, a Relay volunteer and caregiver. "We welcome survivors and caregivers from all three counties fo...

The Southeastern Illinois Area Chambers are proud to announce the 3rd Annual Regional Women's Conference, taking place Friday, April 17th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Brubeck Arts Theater on the Wabash Valley College campus. Registration begins at 8:30am with a continental breakfast sponsored by Denise's Catering and...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies along with Fairfield Rural Fire Department and Wayne County Ambulance personnel were called to the scene of two separate vehicle crashes over the weekend and into Monday, resulting in multiple injuries. The first accident occurred Saturday afternoon just before 1 p.m. at the intersection...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 41-year-old Cody Lee Massie of Geff on Monday evening on a Wayne County warrant for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Violation of Stayed Sentence. Massie was transported and lodged in the Wayne County Jail, where he will serve 90 days due to violating the terms of the ...

A Jefferson County man has been found guilty in the death of his wife following a trial that concluded with a swift verdict last Friday. After three hours of deliberation, a jury convicted 52-year-old John Finney on multiple counts of murder. Prosecutors detailed that Amy Jo Finney was discovered shot inside a vehicle ...

Clay County Hospital and Medical Clinics will host its popular "Reduced Rate Lab Fair" from April 15th through April 30th. The event invites residents to obtain a lab voucher at any of the hospital's locations or at the Flora, Louisville, or Clay City Clinics during regular business hours. The reduced-rate pr...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball vs. Benton at Veteran's Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs Carterville at Southwest Park 4:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Olney HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne vs. Lawrenceville JR HIGH TRACK: New Hope, Geff, Cisne, and Cla...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Baseball at Richland County 4:30 Lady Mules Softball at Richland County 4:30 Mules and Lady Mules Track at FCHS Co-Ed Open Meet 4pm Mules Boys Tennis at Flora 4pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne at Altamont Wayne City vs. Murphysboro ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Tennis at Effingham 4:15pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Cisne vs. NCOE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: Cisne vs. NCOE JR HIGH TRACK: Fairfield vs. Jasper, Geff and Wayne City at the FCHS Track Cisne at Flora AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND: HIGH ...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Softball vs. Woodlawn at the FCHS Spring Swing Tournament at Southwest Park 10:00 OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL: FCHS SPRING SWING TOURNAMENT: Fairfield vs. Woodlawn NCOE vs. Odin Edwards County vs. Teutopolis Carm...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Baseball at Teutopolis 4:45 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Track at the Illinois Indoor Top Times Meet at Illinois Wesleyan University. 3:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL: Wayne City at Johnston City - CANCELLED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THUR...