Category Archives: Local News
EDWARDS COUNTY FFA COMPETES AT STATE MEATS CDE FOR THE FIRST TIME
(Pictured left to right: State FFA Secretary Kyle Bradshaw, Cody Greathouse, Quentin Pike, and Cheyenne Duncan.) The Edwards County FFA recently reached a new milestone by competing for the fir...
Mar 16, 2026
FEELIN' LUCKY? WAYNE CITY COMMUNITY BINGO NIGHT SET FOR MARCH 20TH
Wayne City residents are invited to test their luck and enjoy an evening of fun at the upcoming Bingo Night, scheduled for Friday, March 20th at the Wayne City Community Building. The event will featu...
Mar 16, 2026
GRAYVILLE MAN ARRESTED IN EVANSVILLE ON DRUG CHARGES
54-year-old Robert Francis Humphrey of Grayville was arrested in Evansville last Wednesday on multiple drug-related charges. According to Vanderburgh County, Indiana jail records, Humphrey was taken i...
Mar 16, 2026
FCHS BOARD OF EDUCATION SET TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH
The Fairfield Community High School Board is set to meet next Thursday, March 19th, at 6:00 p.m. for its regular monthly meeting. After the approval of the February meeting minutes and approval of bil...
Mar 16, 2026
GUZMAN SENTENCED TO IDOC
Jesus Guzman, 32, of Fairfield, was back in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday to faces charges and sentencing on three separate felonies. Guzman, facing a Class 1 felony charge of Methamphetamine...
Mar 13, 2026 Jesus Guzman
WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NEWS FROM THURSDAY
Two defendants appeared before Judge Matt Vaughan in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday on petitions to revoke their probation. The first defendant, Christopher Kennedy, 46, of Sims, entered a gui...
Mar 13, 2026
WAYNE COUNTY BOARD APPROVES APPOINTMENTS, SUPPORTS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND LOCAL AGRICULTURE
The Wayne County Board met Thursday evening in the upstairs courtroom, with all 12 board members present for a full agenda of community updates, appointments, and approvals. Janice Crow of Birth to Fi...
Mar 13, 2026
FAIRFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO SHED FIRE
On Thursday, March 12th at approximately 8:13 a.m., the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a report of a shed on fire at 520 NW 7th Street. The first unit arrived within 2 minutes to find heavy sm...
Mar 13, 2026
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 17TH.
The Southeastern Illinois Area Chambers are proud to announce the 3rd Annual Regional Women's Conference, taking place Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Brubeck Arts Theater on th...
Mar 13, 2026
LADY MULES VOLLEYBALL TO OFFER WE / ME VOLLEYBALL CAMP
Fairfield Lady Mules Volleyball has announced that they are offering their We/Me Volleyball camp again this year. The camp will be Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th for students GOING INTO kin...
Mar 13, 2026