Category Archives: Local News

A benefit for local resident, Carson Collins will be held this Saturday afternoon (October26th) at the Geff Ruritan Club. The benefit dinner will start at 4:30 pm with serving of beef & noodles, c...

Wayne City Matters will host a Fall Carnival this Sunday, October 27th from 4pm to 5pm on the Wayne City Baptist Church parking lot. Fun activities, games and prizes. A cake walk will be hosted by Chu...

Walk For Life, hosted by the Compassion Pregnancy Center in Fairfield will be held this Saturday, October 26th at Leo French Park. Registration is from 9:15am to 9:55am with the walk to begin at 10am....

The Fairfield City Fire Department will have their Annual Halloween Chili Supper this Friday, October 25th from 11am to 1pm & 5pm to 7pm at the Fire Department on NW 7th St.. Includes all you can ...

The Center Street Grade School Board meets Monday night in regular session. Items appearing on the agenda include the Second Reading and action on Press Policy 116, and a Child and Family Connections ...

Area river stages remain on the low side as the dry October continues in the region. Here's the latest stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 4.03 feet. Flood stage...

  An Iuka man faces a charge of reckless homicide in connection with a three-vehicle crash earlier this month on U.S. Route 50 at the Xenia-Iola Road earlier this month. 44 year old William Shufe...

  Mt. Vernon, IL police have made two arrests in connection with a shooting last Saturday evening that resulted in three people being injured. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of Lamar Str...

Updated information from the Illinois State Police   October 19, 2024 PESOTUM - This afternoon, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly provided an update on the line-of-duty death ...

Rodger Parrott with Superintendent, Bobby Wells Rodger and his family     The Fairfield Community High School Board of Educatioon met last (Thursday) night for their regular meeting. The boa...