Category Archives: Local News

LIONS CLUB TO COLLECT NON-WORKING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND OTHER ITEMS
The Fairfield Lions Club will be collecting Christmas lights that no longer work on Saturday, January 4th at the west side of the Cornerstone Community Church located at the corner of Delaware and Fir...
Mark Wells Dec 20, 2024

CITY OF FAIRFIELD HOLIDAY TRASH SCHEDULE
The City of Fairfield has announced the holiday trash schedule. There will be NO service on Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st. Trash will be collected on Thursday, December 26th and ...
Mark Wells Dec 20, 2024

BOIL WATER ORDER ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD
The City of Fairfield Water Department has issued a BOIL WATER ORDER for the following areas: East Douglas from S. 1st Street to SE 6th Street SE 6th Street from East Douglas to East Center Str...
Mark Wells Dec 20, 2024

NORTH WAYNE UNIT SCHOOL BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY
The regular meeting of the North Wayne Unit School Board was held Wednesday night in Cisne. The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: Approved the minutes of the November 20...
Mark Wells Dec 20, 2024

TRASH DELAY PICKUP FOR THE VILLAGE OF WAYNE CITY
Republic Trash will be on a one day delay for the next two weeks for the Village of Wayne City due to the upcoming holiday's. Residents need to have their trash cans set out by 5am Saturday, De...
Mark Wells Dec 20, 2024

BUDGET PRESSURES COULD IMPACT K-12 FUNDING IN ILLINOIS
Public schools in Illinois have seen significant funding increases in recent years, thanks to steady state revenue growth and an updated funding formula from 2018. However, upcoming fiscal challenges ...
Mark Wells Dec 19, 2024

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RELEASES DEER HARVEST TOTALS
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reported that hunters harvested a preliminary total of 82,496 deer during the seven-day firearm deer season, which ended on December 8. This figure represe...
Mark Wells Dec 19, 2024

BARB WIRE GRILL LOOKING AT A MARCH RE-OPENING IN THE FORMER FLAT IRON GRILL LOCATION AT WESTPORT PLAZA, OTHER BUSINESSES SET TO OPEN NEARBY ALSO IN WESTPORT PLAZA
Alot of changes are beginning to take shape at Westport Plaza west of Fairfield. Barb Wire Grill, which was destroyed by fire on June 16th is on track to re-open in the former Flat Iron Grill location...
Mark Wells Dec 19, 2024

WAYNE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR FAIRFIELD BUSINESS
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony this Friday at 12 noon for Mobicare Device Recovery located at 920 Commerce Drive Suite 3 west of Fairf...
Mark Wells Dec 19, 2024

VAULT 24/7 FITNESS TO HAVE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 30TH
Vault 24/7 Fitness located at 215 SE 3rd St in Fairfield will have a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Monday, December 30th from 10am to 1pm. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 11am ...
Mark Wells Dec 19, 2024