Category Archives: Local News
NEW HOPE GRADE SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SET TO MEET TONIGHT (TUESDAY)
The New Hope Grade School Board will meet tonight and items on the agenda include hiring a new custodian, a new secretary/nurse, and approve full-time employment of Larry Stubbs, a technology instruct...
Oct 15, 2024
CLAY CITY RESIDENT HITS COW NORTH OF FAIRFIELD SUNDAY NIGHT
Wayne County Sheriff's Department handled a crash Sunday night around 9pm at 1549 County Hwy 1 just South of the Rt. 161 extension. Deputies says a 2000 Pontiac GrandAm driven by 51-year-old Bryan Dra...
Oct 15, 2024
OLD MID-EAST SUPPLY BUILDING DEMOLISHED MONDAY
The Old Mid-East Supply building at the corner of SW 6th and West Main across from Fairfield Midway Package was demolished yesterday (Monday). The structure was in dilapidated condition and had been a...
Oct 15, 2024
KENTUCKY MOTORCYCLIST CRITICALLY INJURED LAST THURSDAY NEAR GEFF
Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies responded last Thursday afternoon to a report of a motorcycle accident on US Route 45 just South of Geff. Just before 4:30, deputies says Craig Rudolph from Calvert Cit...
Oct 15, 2024
WAYNE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO STRUCTURE FIRE SUNDAY NIGHT
Wayne City Fire Department personnel were called to what was at first reported a fully involved structure fire with possible entrapment Sunday night just after 7:30 at a residence on West Section Line...
Oct 14, 2024
4TH ANNUAL FRAN CARTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FASHION SHOW SET FOR NOVEMBER 3RD
The Frontier Community College Foundation and Carnaby Square in Fairfield announce the Fourth Annual Fran Carter Memorial Scholarship Fashion Show on Sunday, November 3rd. This year's event will take ...
Oct 14, 2024
FAIRFIELD RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO MOTORHOME FIRE I-64
Fairfield Rural Firemen were dispatched just a little after 8 o'clock this (Monday) morning to a report of a motorhome on fire, I-64 WB Milepost 110. When firemen arrived, the fire had been extinguish...
Oct 14, 2024
Illinois State Police Director's Award of Distinction Presented To A Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy
Deputy Devin Elliott of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has received the Illinois State Police Director's Award of Distinction for his courageous actions during an emergency incident on May ...
Oct 14, 2024
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION SET TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
The Fairfield High School District Board of Education is set to meet Thursday night in the FCHS Study Hall. Agenda items include under the Consent Agenda, approval of open and closed session minutes f...
Oct 14, 2024
Illinois State Police Welcomes 35 New Troopers from Cadet Class 148
On Friday, the Illinois State Police (ISP) celebrated the graduation of 35 new troopers from Cadet Class 148 during a ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield. These newly graduate...
Oct 14, 2024