Category Archives: Local News

FAIRFIELD RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFERING LOGAN KREITER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Fairfield Rural Fire Department will be offering The Logan Kreiter Memorial Scholarship again to all FCHS seniors this spring. Logan joined the Fairfield Rural Fire Department when he was in High ...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

SIMS MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER CRASHING INTO A WAYNE CITY CHURCH
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies and Wayne City First Responders were called to a report of a single vehicle traffic accident Sunday afternoon around 3:30 at the First United Methodist Church at 106 Ra...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

FEEDING KIDS OF WAYNE COUNTY PREPARING FOR A NEW YEAR
Feeding Kids of Wayne County is preparing for their second year in operation and already have a good start on a list of volunteers for the 2025 Summer Sack Lunch Schedule. The board will soon meet to ...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

PEORIA RESIDENT ARRRESTED ON A WAYNE COUNTY WARRANT
Wayne County Sheriff's Department last Friday arrested 39-year-old Joshua D Large of Peoria on a Wayne County warrant for Burglary and two counts of Theft. Large was processed at the Wayne County Jail...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER EVENT THIS WEEKEND IN FLORA
Get ready for an evening at the "Celebrity Celebrations" Murder Mystery Dinner, happening at Nostalgia Theater (formerly the Town Theater) in downtown Flora on Saturday, February 22nd, at 6 PM. ...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah says a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 12 noon today (Tuesday) until 9am Wednesday. The Weather Service says snow is expected with total...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARREST INDIVIDUALS ON VARIOUS CHARGES
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies early last Wednesday morning (February 12th) made contact with a juvenile walking in Fairfield. During the encounter it was determined the juvenile possessed items that...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS THURSDAY
The Fairfield Community High School District Board of Education is scheduled to meet Thursday at 6pm in the FCHS Study Hall. Items on the agenda include: action on the Consent Agenda, Fairfield Mayor,...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT COOKIE WEEKEND IS FEBRUARY 21ST - 23RD
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is excited to announce that the sweetest weekend of the year is here - National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. If you haven't gotten your freezers stocked up yet, they hav...
Mark Wells Feb 18, 2025

IDNR HUNTER SAFETY CERTIFICATION COURSES COMING IN MARCH
Residents in the area have the opportunity to learn essential safe hunting practices through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' hunter safety certification course. To complete the course an...
Mark Wells Feb 17, 2025