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Fairfield Fall Fun Fest organizers are reminding those attending this year's festival that smoking and vaping will not be permitted within the festival area. Organizers say the policy is intended to p...

The 18th annual Fairfield Run/Walk 5K will return as part of the 2026 Fairfield Fall Fun Fest on Thursday The event is sponsored by Fairfield National Bank and will be held at the corner of East Court...

Local musicians will have an opportunity to take the Main Stage during the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest with this year's Battle of the Bands. The competition is scheduled for Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. on t...

An 18-year-old Shiloh, Illinois man escaped injury after his vehicle overturned in Barnhill Friday morning. Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies say Xavier L. Jackson was driving a 2026 Nissan sedan south ...

Wayne County authorities are reporting three recent arrests involving Fairfield and McLeansboro residents. Twenty-two-year-old Azalee E. Stephens of Fairfield was arrested by Wayne County Sheriff's de...

Two Fairfield residents were arrested in separate incidents in White County late last week. 62-year-old Jerry B. Beeson of Fairfield was arrested Thursday, September 10th on a White County failure-to-...

Fairfield's Annual Fall Fun Fest will include a special Church Night on Wednesday. The community praise and worship service will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. as part of the opening night of Fall Fun Fe...

A small earthquake was recorded in southern Illinois Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake shortly before 6:50 a.m., with its epicenter in Franklin County near the Valier ...

Fairfield's Annual Fall Fun Fest will return Wednesday through Saturday with this year's celebration taking on added significance as Fairfield Community High School marks its 100th anniversary. The 20...

Carnival hours and armband prices have been announced for the upcoming Fairfield Fall Fun Fest. The carnival will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Armbands...