Category Archives: Local News

During last (Monday) night's meeting of the School Board, Red Hill High School has accepted the invitation to join the Black Diamond Conference during football season only, beginning with the 2025 sea...

The 1994 Fairfield Mules Football team will be honored prior to the Homecoming game on Saturday, October 5th. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the historic run the Mules, led by Head Coach, Bob...

Fairfield Police arrested a Fairfield man, 22-year-old Donavon Allen Lurz Saturday night on a Wayne County warrant for Criminal Damage to Property and Disorderly Conduct. Lurz was transported and lodg...

The Fairfield City Council is set to meet tomorrow (Tuesday) night at Fairfield City Hall. Items to be discussed include an ordinance authorizing the purchase of property at 303 NE 7th St. and authori...

The Olney Police Department responded to a residence Sunday after receiving information that a subject with an outstanding warrant for escape and considered armed and dangerous was inside a home locat...

The Drury Inn in Mt. Vernon was evacuated late Saturday morning due to a haze on the fifth floor. The issue was traced to a freon leak in an air conditioner unit, not a fire. Once repairs were complet...

Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to the Cisne Knapp Mart Sunday afternoon for a property damage crash. Deputies say just after 5 o'clock, a 2000 Lincoln Navigator driven by 72-year-old Debr...

The Flora Academic Foundation is hosting the Appleknocker event this Saturday at Flora Elementary School. Activities start at 9:30 AM with a flag-raising ceremony by the Shooting Stars Drill Team. The...

The Fairfield PaintOut event is set to make its return to the area from tomorrow (Tuesday) thru Saturday and this year's event is dedicated to the memory of Spencer Meagher, local artist who was instr...

The 64th Annual Wayne City Bean Days kicked off Saturday night with the Little Miss, Junior Queen and Bean Day Queen pageant held in the Wayne City Schools Performance Gym. Winners are: Miss Bean Quee...