Category Archives: Local News

  Frankie Chrtt David Kunce Mitchell Leas (Photo Credit: Wayne County Jail) Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to a residence Thursday afternoon just after 12:30 to attempt to locate25-y...

32-year-old Walter Schubert of Fairfield pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday to Battery. Schubert was placed on one year of Court Supervision and ordered to pay court costs. Schubert wa...

At the Wayne City Village Board meeting this past Monday night, discussions regarding the appointment of a new Chief of Police were on the agenda but ultimately concluded without action. The delay ste...

Edwards County High School students, JW Simms-Reisner was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Sheep Production, and Chase Shelton was the winner in Forage Production. JW & Chase are...

A new revenue projection from the General Assembly's bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) shows lawmakers expect $737 million less than Gov. JB Pritzker's propose...

Fairfield Police were dispatched Thursday at approximately 12:05 AM to investigate a suspicious person near West Douglas and SW 6th Street. Officers located Edward A. Riley, 41 of Fairfield in the are...

The FCHS Board of Education met Wednesday night for the purchase of consideration and/or action to accept an LED lighting bid, approve one Evidence-Based Funding payment to be moved to Operations and ...

  Fairfield Memorial Hospital is proud to announce its participation in the OneCare Collaborative, a network of hospitals, physicians and healthcare professionals dedicated to improving patient c...

Wayne City High School Senior, Jacob Thomason has been selected as the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Outstanding Citizen. This prestigious award is designed to honor outstanding seniors who ex...

Pictured Front L-R Wren Braddock (3rd Outdoor Recreation) Jaxon Basnett (4th in Ag Sales) Landon Smith (2nd Ag Mech Entrepreneurship) Back L-R William French (3rd Equine Science), Grant Wiles (3rd Fru...