Category Archives: Local News

The City of Fairfield's Business District Committee is set to meet this (Monday) afternoon at 4:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the City Council chambers at Fairfield City Hall.   The agend...

The Wayne County Democratic Party will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 21st at 6 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse. The party will be discussing the outcome of our Donuts & Donation eve...

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes moved through the southern Illinois region Friday afternoon and evening. Most of the severe weather missed the immediate Wayne County area, with most of the storms p...

The Fairfield Public School District #112 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 19th at 6:00pm in the Center Street School Boardroom. The meeting will include a full ...

  A Centralia, IL man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in connection with an August 2015 shooting that left Dustin Rhynes of Centralia dead. Reports from Marion County said a Mario...

Incoming FFA Officers L to R Front row Hayley Perry, Emily Spray, Parker Biggs, Carlin St. Ledger; Back Row Aiden McDowell, Quentin PIke, Cody Greathouse, Chase Shelton, Owen Lynch, Aidan Roosevelt Ou...

Most schools in the area will be dismissing early today (Friday) due to incoming weather conditions. Be sure to check your schools socia media page or contact them directly for the exact time of dismi...

Several individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. Flora resident, 64-year-old Kevin Dunnigan pled guilty to a charge of Disorderly Conduct. Dunnigan was placed on 1 year of Court Su...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reported two arrests on Thursday both involving methamphetamine-related offenses.   At approximately 11:45 a.m., deputies located Marshall Garrison, 40, of C...

The Fairfield Community High School (FCHS) Board of Education held its regular meeting on last (Thursday) with several key actions taken during the session. The board began by approving the consent ag...