Category Archives: Local News
LOCAL PESTICIDE APPLICATION/OPERATOR TESTING COMING TO THE AREA
If you hold an Illinois license to apply pesticides, now is the time to check your expiration date. The Illinois Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) collaborates with Extension offices...
Nov 25, 2024
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE SET TO BE HELD IN FAIRFIELD TONIGHT MONDAY
A community Thanksgiving service will be held at the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church on outer West Delaware tonight (Monday) beginning at 6pm. Worship music by 1st Christian Church and a mess...
Nov 25, 2024
TRASH PICK-UP DELAY THIS WEEK FOR WAYNE CITY
Officials in the Village of Wayne City have announced there will be a one day delay for residents starting today (Monday), the week of the Thanksgiving holiday. Residents need to have their tra...
Nov 25, 2024
FAIRFIELD CP CHURCH SECRET SANTA COMMITTEE GIFT TAGS STILL AVAILABLE
The Secret Santa Committee at the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church would like to remind the public the Secret Santa Tree is up at Kincaid's and gift tags are still available if anyone would li...
Nov 25, 2024
City Council Preview
The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night at 6 at City Hall for their next regular meeting. A Public Hearing will precede the regular meeting at 5:50 p.m. with a Community Development Block Grant...
Nov 23, 2024
River Stages and WX Info
Area river stages as of this morning are as follows: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.3 feet, below the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 4.87 feet. Flood stage is 18 fee...
Nov 23, 2024
Centralia, IL Driver and Passenger Killed In Thursday Wreck
The identity of those killed in a two vehicle crash on Illinois Route 15 near Ashely, Illinois Thursday morning have been released. The Washington County Coroner says one of the drivers was ide...
Nov 23, 2024
Cisne FFA Agronomy Team Results
The Cisne FFA Agronomy team of Dalli Belmont, Rebecca King, Allison Shannon, Aidyn Dickey Mikkie Hearle, Kenzie Alvis, Ava Greifzu, Esme Krupp, and Alex Paul finished as the 2nd place team in S...
Nov 23, 2024
MEGAN VALENTINE DENIED PRE-TRIAL RELEASE IN THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND, EDWARDS COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL VALENTINE
Megan Valentine appeared in Edwards County Circuit Court on Thursday where both her family and the victim's family gathered as the prosecution argued against granting her pre-trial release. The prosec...
Nov 23, 2024
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY NIGHT INJURES TWO FLORA RESIDENTS
Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Wayne County Ambulance and Fairfield Rural Fire Department personnel were called to a single vehicle accident Thursday night on County Highway 1, which is Enterprise...
Nov 22, 2024