Category Archives: Local News
EDWARDS COUNTY FFA WINS SECTION 23 HORSE JUDGING CONTEST
(Pictured L to R: Josie Shelby, Aleah Carlson, Sydney Williams, Bristol Duncan, and Barnes Sawyer) The Edwards County FFA took top honors at the Section 23 Horse Judging Career Development Even...
Nov 11, 2025
GRACE BRANDS NAMED ECHS NOVEMBER STUDENT OF THE MONTH
(Pictured L to R: Cody Greathouse, Owen Lynch, Quentin Pike, Carlin St. Ledger, Emily Spray, Grace Brands, Chase Shelton, Aidan Roosevelt, Aiden McDowell, Hayley Perry) Edwards County High School has ...
Nov 11, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT WALMART INTERSECTION SUNDAY NIGHT
Fairfield Police, the Wayne County Ambulance Service, and the Fairfield City Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident Sunday night just after 7 p.m. at the Walmart intersection of West Dela...
Nov 10, 2025
MILL SHOALS NATIVE LARRY DOZIER TO SPEAK AT FAIRFIELD VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, NOW MOVED TO THE CP CHURCH WEST OF FAIRFIELD
Mill Shoals native, Larry Dozier will be the featured speaker at Fairfield's Veterans Day observance set for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. which has now been moved to the Cumberland Presbyterian Churc...
Nov 10, 2025
SECRETARY OF STATE RESPONDS TO CLAIMS OVER MT. CARMEL DMV CLOSURE
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' Office has issued a response to public officials' claims surrounding the upcoming closure of the Mt. Carmel Department of Motor Vehicles, calling those c...
Nov 10, 2025
FAIRFIELD ROTARY CLUB TO HOST 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION DINNER
The Fairfield Rotary Club will mark a major milestone with its 100th Year Celebration Dinner on Friday, November 14th. The event will be held at the Fairfield Elks Lodge, located at 201 SE Second Stre...
Nov 10, 2025
FORMER RIDGWAY POSTMASTER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS ON DRUG CHARGES IN INDIANA
The former postmaster at the Ridgway Post Office has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine and fentanyl charges in Posey County, Indiana. 37-year-old Kelli J. H...
Nov 10, 2025
FLORA ELKS TO HOST FREE CHILDREN'S ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC NOVEMBER 19TH
The Flora Elks Lodge 1659 and Olney Elks Lodge 926, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children's orthopedic assessment clinic on Wednesday, Novembe...
Nov 10, 2025
NOBLE WAKEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTS CHILI DINNER FUNDRAISER
The Noble Wakefield Fire Department is inviting the community to their annual Chili Dinner Fundraiser. The event will take place Saturday, November 15th starting at 11:00 am and continuing until the c...
Nov 10, 2025
IDNR TO HOST PUBLIC MEETINGS ON SOUTH ZONE WATERFOWL SEASON SPLIT FOR 2026-2030
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will hold two additional public meetings in the state's south waterfowl hunting zone in response to hunter feedback about the timing of the duck sea...
Nov 10, 2025