Category Archives: Local News

FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
The Automotive Service Technology program at Frontier Community College in Fairfield has received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation. To achieve th...
Mark Wells Dec 02, 2024

GROVER TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN PARTY CAUCUS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
Gail Brown, Grover Township Clerk has announced a caucus of the Republican Party of Grover Township will be held in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse Tuesday night for the purpose ...
Mark Wells Dec 02, 2024

FAIRFIELD FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS OPENS TONIGHT (MONDAY)
Festival Of Lights sponsored by Volunteers For A Progressive Fairfield begins tonight (Monday) in Leo French Park in Fairfield. The displays are free to view however, donations will be accepted at the...
Mark Wells Dec 02, 2024

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING SET FOR SATURDAY EVENING IN DOWNTOWN FAIRFIELD
The lighting of the Christmas tree in downtown Fairfield at the pagoda on the Wayne County Courthouse square is set for Saturday at 4:45pm. Volunteers For A Progressive Fairfield invite the public dow...
Mark Wells Dec 02, 2024

SWEARING IN CEREMONY AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SET FOR THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON
A swearing in ceremony is set for this afternoon in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse in Fairfield. Newly elected officials will be sworn into office by Judge Barry Vaughn. Newly e...
Mark Wells Dec 02, 2024

FAIRFIELD CITY BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT SET FOR TOMORROW EVENING (SUNDAY,DECEMBER 1ST)
The Fairfield City Band Christmas Concert will be held tomorrow (Sunday, December 1st) at 6pm at the First Christian Church in Fairfield. This FREE event is open to the public for an enchanting evenin...
Mark Wells Nov 30, 2024

ANNUAL PIANO-ORGAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT COMING TO CORNERSTONE CHURCH TOMORROW (SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1ST)
The annual Piano-Organ Christmas Concert featuring Janie McDowell (piano), Steve Lee (organ) and Mike and Cori Copeland (narrators) will be held at 4pm tomorroiw, (December 1st) at the Cornerstone Com...
Mark Wells Nov 30, 2024

FAIRFIELD ELKS LODGE ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE TOMORROW (SUNDAY)
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #1631 of Fairfield will conduct its annual Memorial Service for Elks members and their families tomorrow (Sunday, December 1st) at 2 pm,. This service...
Mark Wells Nov 30, 2024

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THIS AREA ON TRACK FOR THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR
The National Weather Service in Paducah says A narrow swath of 1 to 2 inches of accumulating snowfall is possible along and near the I-64 corridor through southern Illinois and into southwest Indiana....
Mark Wells Nov 30, 2024

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR SPRING CLASSES AT ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Spring registration is underway at the four campuses of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. New students can apply online for free at www.iecc.edu/apply, and the Spring 2025 schedule is availa...
Mark Wells Nov 30, 2024