Category Archives: Local News

(Pictured is Joel Koker, FMH's May Employee of the Month)   Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient car...

  Blessed Blooms Flower Farm & Market, located just west of Fairfield, is kicking off a festive season with a Moonlight Garden Night on Friday, May 29th. The event runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 P...

The Fairfield Farmers Market is set to launch its Summer Vibes season at Leo French Park, beginning Thursday, June 4th. The market will be open every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. through August. Promisin...

The 2026 Fairfield Lady Mules Basketball Camp is scheduled for May 27th and May 28th. The camp is open to students entering 1st through 8th grades, with sessions divided by grade level. Campers going ...

West Salem is set to celebrate freedom in style with an exciting Wiffle Ball Tournament on Saturday, June 27th, at 10:00 A.M. The event will take place at the West Salem Centennial Park. Teams of up t...

Fairfield Community High School will host the 2026 Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball Camp at the FCHS gym, offering three sessions grouped by grade level and focused on fundamentals. The camp will be he...

The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the state are joining forces to encourage motorists to buckle up and drive sober dur...

Illinois farmers have made significant progress in planting corn and soybeans, with both crops now about three-quarters complete, according to the latest USDA crop progress and condition report releas...

Funding raised to support vulnerable children across Southern Illinois was distributed during Child Abuse Prevention Month through grants awarded by the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children. The fou...

Brandon Gregory, 39, of Wayne City, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to a charge of Aggravated Battery. Judge Denton Aud sentenced Gregory to two years in the Illinois Department o...