Category Archives: Local News
WILLOW CREEK VENUE HARVEST FEST & MARKET THIS SATURDAY
Willow Creek Venue south of Fairfield on Rt. 45 will have their Harvest Fest & Market tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am to 4pm. There will be numerous vendors, live music featuring Rebeccah Fisher, Noa...
Oct 18, 2024
EDWARDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
A public hearing to review waiving the Limitation of Administrative Costs for the 2024-2025 school year will be held Monday, October 21st at 7pm in the Edwards County K-12 Band Room. Immediately follo...
Oct 18, 2024
FAIRFIELD GOLF COURSE UPCOMING ANNUAL BEEF STEW TOURNAMENT
The Fairfield Golf Course will host the annual Beef Stew Tournament on Saturday, October 26th. This will be a 2 man scramble. $80 per team entry which will provide green fees, carts and lunch with 100...
Oct 18, 2024
FAIRFIELD VETERAN'S DAY PARADE SET FOR NOVEMBER 9TH
FAIRFIELD VETERAN'S DAY PARADE SET FOR NOVEMBER 9TH The annual Veterans Day parade in Fairfield is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th, starting at 2 PM. Participants can begin lining u...
Oct 18, 2024
ENGLISH PRAIRIE QUILTERS GUILD QUILT SHOW COMING IN NOVEMBER
The English Prairie Quilters Guild quilt show will be on Saturday, November 9th from 9am to 3pm at Little Prairie Christian Church West of Albion on Rt. 15. Admission is $5. This year's raffle quilt i...
Oct 18, 2024
Nominations For 2024 Distinguished Healthcare Provider Of The Year Now Being Accepted
Each year at its Annual Foundation Dinner, the Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Foundation recognizes an individual (living or deceased) or a group who has made an outstanding contribution to the h...
Oct 18, 2024
WAYNE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING DEATH OF WAYNE CITY MAN
Local EMS personnel reponded Wednesday afternoon to a report of an unresponsive male at a residence in rural southwestern Wayne County. Wayne City Fire and Ambulance, the Wayne County Sheriff's Depart...
Oct 18, 2024
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Mike Cooper Honored As One Of The 90 Critical Access Hospital CEOs To Know By Becker's Hospital Review
Fairfield Memorial Hospital CEO, Mike Cooper was named to the 2024 edition of 90 Critical Access Hospital CEOs To Know by Becker's Hospital Review. Those honored were CEOs of critical access ho...
Oct 18, 2024
WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES THREE STUDENTS NAMED ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS
Pictured (L - R: Jacob Thomason, Joel Beehn, Kylee Moore, and Principal Stephen Ellis) Jena Talbert, School Counselor at Wayne City High School announces three students have been named Illinois...
Oct 18, 2024
THE OLD VAUGHN'S BI-RITE BUILDING EAST OF FAIRFIELD IS GETTING A FACE LIFT
The old Vaughn's Bi-Rite Grocery Store building on the east edge of Fairfield is getting a face lift. According to sources, local contractors are sprucing up the frontage and entrance to the building ...
Oct 17, 2024