Fairfield resident, 32-year-old Andy Bailey pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday before Judge, Evan Owens of Franklin County for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine with the offense occurring in April, 2024. Biley was sentenced to two years in the illinois Department of Corrections with this sentence ...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 45-year-old Holly Anne Lurz of Fairfield Tuesday on a Wayne County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle. Lurz was booked into the Wayne County Jail pending a court appearance.

The West Salem Village Trustees voted 5-1 Monday night to not cancel the lease contract for the local senior center building and to not offer any financial aid at this time, as requested by the Edwards County Council on Aging at last month's board meeting. Trustee Chris Ray was the only dissenting vote. The ECCOA had c...

General Motors has issued a recall for more than 720,000 vehicles worldwide due to potential engine problems. The recall affects approximately 598,000 vehicles in the United States and involves models from 2021 through 2024. The affected vehicles include Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV models, along with several oth...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 23.23 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) . The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 9.53 feet, (flood stage is 15 ft). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 19.49 feet. (flood stage is at 18 ft.) ...

During Monday night's meeting of the Grayville City Council, City Treasurer Sharon Walden announced that volunteers are being welcomed this Saturday as the city prepares the swimming pool for the upcoming season. Walden says volunteers will be working on the swimming pool; painting the outside. and they will take any ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project will temporarily close access to the Dam West Boat Ramp and Recreation Area from sunrise until 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday for the Rend Lake Get Outdoors Event. This yearly event promotes outdoor education for third and sixth grade students throughout southern Illino...

Fairfield Community High School FFA member, Gracie Toombs has been selected as a member of the State FFA Band. Toombs will perform with the band at the State FFA Convention in Springfield in June.

A powerful storm system swept through southern Wayne County just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Warning-followed moments later by a Tornado Warning. The storm left a trail of damage across the region, triggering widespread reports from emergency crews and local residents. Wayne County Emergency M...

Edwards County Treasurer, Jennifer Thomason says the 2025 mobile home tax bills were mailed out Monday, April 28th. The taxes are due by July 31st. Payments can be made in person at the Edwards County Collector's Office, located at 50 East Main Street, Suite 11, in Albion. The office is open Monday through Friday from ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Track @ Carmi-White Co 4pm GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBSALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Alton-Marquette 10, Metro East Lutheran 0 Belleville East 10, Alton 0 O'Fallon 5, Belleville West 1 Freeburg 6, EAWR 1 BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Belleville East 11, O'Fallon 5 Carterville 5...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Tennis @ Salem 4pm Girls Track @ DuQuoin 4pm Lady Mules Softball @ Carmi-White Co 4:30pm Mules Baseball @ Carmi-White Co 4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY Altamont 3, Neoga 0 Anna-Jonesboro 9, West Frankfort 2 Belleville West 2, Red Bud 1 Bethalto Civic 9, Highland 0 Car...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Lady Mules Softball at Gallatin County 4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM SATURDAY Waltonville/Sesser-Valier 12, Nashville 11 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM SATURDAY Alton-Marquette 5, Mater Dei 2 Carbondale 8, Johnston City 2 Dieterich 11, Robinson 6 Effingham 9, Mt Carmel 7 Fathe...

FCHS Mules Basketball 3 on 3 Tournament is set for today, beginning at 9 a.m. FCHS JV Baseball team will be at the Red Hill Round Robin tournament at 10 a.m. today. FCHS Cheerleading Tryouts set for today at 10 a.m. in the West Gym. Friday's Southern Illinois High School Softball Scoreboard: Carterville 10 Massac Count...

SPORTS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL No events scheduled HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY Flora 5, Fairfield 3 Edwards Co 5, Hamilton Co 3 NCOE 12, Carrier-Mills 5 Altamont 2, Vandalia 1 Belleville East 16, Alton 0 Benton 7, Massac Co 4 Breese Central 8, Roxana 7 CORLS 9, Alton-Marquett...