Author Archives: Mark Wells

Fairfield Police Department wants to remind residents that live in the area of Southwest Park off Leininger Road that they will be hosting a large number of area police departments for training exerci...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Maver...

TODAY AT FCHS Center St. Track @ The Trainyard 4pm BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY Fairfield 7, Waltonville/Sesser Valier 0 ( Breychan Kovacich throws a complete game, 1 hit shutout). ...

Steven Neil Huffman, age 33, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 24, 2025, at his home. He was born May 31, 1991, the son of Matthew William and Sarah Marie (Lagle) Huffman. A hard worker, S...

Geff resident, 45-year-old Shane Nettleton was arrested by Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies Tuesday afternoon on a contempt warrant for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Around 12:30, Deputies ob...

38-year-old Jessica Simpson of Keenes has pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit to a charge of Forgery, a Class 3 felony. Simpson was placed on Probation for a term of 24 months and will also pay court ...

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission congratulates 7 FCHS Students for their outstanding academic performance. The following Class of 2025 students earning the title as Illinois State Scholars i...

The City of Fairfield is kicking off its annual mosquito control program for 2025. Starting soon, you will notice employees walking and driving around waterways and storm drains to apply larvicide. &n...

    Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) is pleased to announce the lifting of temporary visitor restrictions. Normal visitor hours and guidelines have now been restored. Effective imm...

The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees is set to hold a Special Meeting tomorrow at 5:30 PM. Board Chairman Gary Carter has called the meeting, which will take place at the District...