Author Archives: Mark Wells

Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be held at North Side School Thursday, March 13th and Friday, March 14th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This registration is to complete paperwork for children who will at...

CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) National Day of Prayer will be held locally on Sunday, March 2nd beginning at 1pm on the Wayne County Courthouse lawn in Fairfield. The public is invited to come...

Fairfield Mules Wrestler, Talan Keoughan will be wrestling for 3rd place at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament which begins today (Thursday) at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University O...

David Earl Denning, age 68, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born October 11, 1956, in Flora, the son of Nina Dor...

Brenda Kay Thompson, age 72, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, February 18, 2025, at Clay County Hospital. She was born September 29, 1952, in Flora, the daughter of the late Orse M. "M...

The National Weather Service in Paducah says a COLD WEATHER ADVISORY remains in effect until 10am this (Thursday) morning for all of Southern Illinois. The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero cou...

  The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the selection of the 2024 Business of the Year recipient is Fairfield Banking Company. A branch of The Clay City Banking Co, they ope...

Fairfield Attorney, Matt Vaughn will be sworn in as Resident Judge of Wayne County, a position that became vacant following Judge Michael Molt's retirement, Thursday afternoon at 3pm in the upstairs c...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 54-year-old Lee Snider of Geff Tuesday around 9pm on a charge of Domestic Battery. Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Geff for a report of possible dom...

Fairfield Community High School is celebrating National FFA Week which runs through Sunday, February 23rd. The Fairfield FFA Chapter will participate in events each day and there has been some changes...