Category Archives: Local News

The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Mt. Vernon has denied Steven Schmittler's appeal of his murder conviction for the 2021 killing of Grayville oilfield worker Tommy "T.J." Burns. Schmittler, 59, i...

  The Fairfield Lions Club will host free hearing screenings tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community of Christ Church on Windsor Lane in Fairfield. Also, the American Red Cro...

  The Illinois State Police (ISP) have arrested 25-year-old Jesse W. Trout of Eldorado on a charge of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) following a deadly shooting in Eldorado early Sunday mor...

The Wayne County Board will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, September 11th at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The meeting will begin with prayer, the Pledge of A...

The Department of Homeland Security is launching an immigration crackdown this week in Chicago and across Illinois. The DHS announced yesterday on social media the launch of Operation Midway Blitz in ...

Frontier Community College Head Volleyball Coach, Chet Snyder, 51 of Fairfield, appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court this (Monday) afternoon to face multiple charges, including sexual abuse involvin...

(From left to right: Luke Harl, FCC Foundation President; Dr. Sharmila Kakac, FCC President; donor Jerry Cox; Camdyn Tappendorf, FCC sophomore volleyball player; Tinlea Webb, FCC freshman volleyball p...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department and EMS personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Highway 15 at the Boyleston Crossroads west of Fairfield just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon. D...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop around 10 o'clock Friday night on NW 7th Street in Fairfield that led to the arrest of a Flora man. Deputies identified passenger Scott E. Toll...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is pleased to host Carrie Downen, a Foster Parent Recruiter with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), on Monday, September 9th from 10:00 a.m. - ...