Category Archives: Local News

The City of Fairfield for the month of November reported a loss of $196,034. A big portion of the loss involves water filtration and distribution. For the year, the city is down $347,086.

The Clay County Health Department has announced they are currently offering drive-thru Covid-19 testing. The service is offered Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The service...

Illinois State Police are investigating a recent murder in the Olney area. ISP has not released much information on the situation. ISP says the reason information is not being released is to protect t...

Dozens of granola bars and cereal products are being recalled for potential salmonella risk. The Quaker Oats Company issued the recall on Friday, advising consumers who bought the affected products to...

Next week, area trash and disposal companies will be on a one day delay in observance of the Christmas Holiday In a correction, Wayne City trash pickup is on normal schedule this week. They will be on...

Wayne County VFW Memorial Post 4535 of Fairfield has announced this year's Voice of Democracy winners. The Voice of Democracy is the VFW's premier scholarship program. Each year more than 2 million do...

Last night, Wayne County Emergency Management passed on information about an earthquake in the area. The quake happened at 10:10 PM. The epicenter was located around 4.1 miles Northwest of Waltonville...

For many years, the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church has held a Christmas Dinner at its location on the west side of Fairfield, just east of Walmart. That tradition will continue once again th...

The Albion Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its award nominees of the year. For business of the year, nominations include Bobe's Pizza, Bailey's Bistro, Citizen's National Bank of Albion's Dolla...

The Flora City Council is set to meet this evening at Flora City Hall. Under routine business, the board will look at a couple of ordinance amendments. One amendment involves the employee handbook whi...