Category Archives: Local News

The Midwest Food Bank and the Clothesline will have their Christmas Food Box giveaway tomorrow morning (Saturday) from 7am to 10am at the Midwest Food Bank, just south of the Fairfield Police Departme...

The Fairfield High School After Prom Committee announces the Thursday, December 12th winner of $200 is Lisa Bunting. The winning ticket was sold by Jacob Combs.

Pictured L to R Emily Spray, Cali Bunting, Aiden McDowell, Jake Wiseman, Quentin Pike, Chase Shelton, Cody Greathouse, Owen Lynch, Gabe Wyatt, Carlin St. Ledger, and Parker Biggs   The Student of...

(L-R: Triston Reed, Bryn Hobbs, Jayden Lewis Not pictured, Sean McMurray) The Fairfield City Council met in regular session last (Tuesday) night at City Hall. Just before the regular meeting, a public...

The Wayne County Board is set to meet for their regular monthly meeting Thursday night in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. On the agenda along with office and committee reports, ...

US Representative Mike Bost announced on Monday that he has been confirmed by the House Republican Conference to serve another two-year term as chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. &n...

Wayne City High School Counselor, Jenna Talbert has announced the Senior of the Month for December and that is Kylee Moore. Kylee in the daughter of James and Jennifer Moore and is involved in numerou...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who stole a vehicle belonging to Tanner Horath of Cisne, a blue 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. Call or text Crimestoppers at 618-842-977...

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week that the smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle provides police with probable cause to conduct a search. This decision comes after a previous ruling that the odo...

In 2023, Illinois found itself among the top five states grappling with a rising tide of vehicle thefts, alongside a staggering national total of over one million reported incidents. In response, the ...