Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Fall Fun Fest will once again crown a Prince and Princess during its annual contest, sponsored by The Fairfield Banking Company. The event is set for Thursday, September 18th at 5:30 p.m...

The Fairfield City Council will meet Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall to address a full slate of business items ranging from proclamations and street closings to agreements with local organizations. ...

Mainly dry weather is expected for at least the next week, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. They say the region should experience typical summer weather f...

Illinois State Police are reminding motorists to pull over when approaching emergency vehicles or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated. The reminder comes after a traffic crash in...

The FDA is recalling over 12,000 packages of sugar cookies sold at Target stores, due to concerns over wood contamination in its ten-count packages of Favorite Day Bakery Frosted Sugar Cookies. Accord...

Jamaro J Kemmerling   Davonta Boyd   Dequan Hopkins   An additional arrest has been made in connection with the July 27th shooting that left two people dead and several others injured i...

Mason R. Thomas   Matthew T. Gaudern   The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reports two arrests made on Thursday. Mason R. Thomas, 22, of Cisne, was taken into custody on a failure to appea...

Three individuals entered guilty pleas in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday, facing sentencing on various charges. Richard L. Winter, 50, of Addieville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to unlawful posse...

The West Salem Chowder Committee hosts the annual West Salem Homecoming and Chowder on Saturday, August 16th. Festivities begin with the parade, as participants line up at 8:30 a.m. at JJ's Truck &...

Prosecutors have filed a motion to hold Megan Valentine in civil contempt for allegedly refusing to unlock her cellphone as ordered by the court. Investigators want access to the device as part of the...