Category Archives: Local News

Feeding Kids of Wayne County is preparing for their second year in operation as the board members met Saturday. The program will continue to serve at the 3 set locations in Fairfield as well as in Cis...

A Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Red Cross will be held at the Community of Christ Church in the Family Life Center at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leininger Road on Wednesday, March 12th. T...

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is hosting its first ever all-women recruitment event to encourage women to explore the many career paths available both as sworn police officers and as civilian employ...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 10.49 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 5...

The 58th Annual Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Dinner is set for tonight at Willow Creek Venue South of Fairfield. Happy Hour will begin at 5pm with the dinner to follow. The Business Of The Year, F...

The Edwards County School District is conducting a preschool round-up for children age Birth to 5 years not yet enrolled in public schools and who will not be Kindergarten eligible in the fall. The sc...

Wayne City Matters BINGO NIGHT Fundraiser will be held Friday, April 4th at the Wayne City Community Building. Food service starts at 6pm with games set to begin at 6:30pm. 20 games/3 cards a game for...

Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state's fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug. One bill would reclassify a fentanyl overdose as a "poison,...

The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night at 6 at City Hall in regular session. Items appearing on the agenda include approval of the minutes of the February 25th meeting and the Executive Sessio...

Area rivers are below flood stage and should remain that way for a while. Here's the latest stages: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 12.74 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the...