Author Archives: Mark Wells

Danny Leo Koontz, 79, of Fairfield passed away at 10:58PM on May 2, 2025, at his home. He worked at the Farmer's Store for 32 years and then Airtex for 17 years. Danny was born in Wayne County on Apri...

Jake E. Bryant, 92, passed away on May 4, 2025, at his home in rural Burnt Prairie, Illinois. A devoted husband, loving father, adored grandfather and great grandfather, he leaves behind a legacy of f...

Fairfield is gearing up for an exciting celebration this spring. This Saturday May 10th, the Fairfield Rotary Club will host the 2025 Wine & Arts Festival at the Wayne County Fairgrounds from 10am...

  Hunter Kirk, a Senior at Fairfield High School was selected as a Top 10 female in the National Elks Most Valuable Student Contest. The selection process started in the fall. It was a 6 stage co...

  Congratulations to the Fairfield Community High School Band & Show Choir and Director, Josh Livesay as they performed very well in National competition over the weekend in Branson, Missouri...

The Wayne County Board is set to hold its upcoming regular meeting this Thursday, May 8th, at 7 p.m. The session will take place upstairs at the Wayne County Courthouse.   On the agenda, the boar...

The Fairfield High School Class of 2026 will be hosting a Drive-In Movie Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10th. The event will take place at the FCHS Pavilion (back gravel lot), featuring the movie How to ...

Wednesday, May 7th is the next Blood Drive sponsored by the American Red Cross and it will be held in the Family Life Center at the Community of Christ Church at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leining...

The Village of Wayne City has scheduled Town Wide Clean-up Day on Wednesday, May 7th. A list of items that can and cannot be picked up are available at the Village Hall. All items must be curbside. If...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Track @ Mount Carmel 4pm Baseball @ Harrisburg 4:30pm Girls Track @ Newton 4:30pm Odin at Cisne MidlandTrails C onference Tournament game scheduled for today has be...