Category Archives: Local News

The 2025 Wayne City Bean Days Pageant was held Saturday night in the Wayne City High School Gym, where a large crowd gathered to watch contestants compete for crowns and court titles.   Little Mi...

Fairfield Fall Fun Fest wants to remind everyone who purchased buttons for this year's festival that wrapped up Saturday night to be sure and check your button numbers for this year's daily prize draw...

A large crowd of young anglers participated in the Gerald J Melton Fishing Tournament Saturday in Leo French Park during the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest with prizes awarded for smallest fish, most weight,...

The University of Illinois Extension is inviting the community to take part in final free nutrition education class tomorrow (Tuesday) The "Create Better Health Nutrition Class" will be held at Feed M...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, in partnership with the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, will host the final two sessions in its Coffee T...

  Fairfield's annual Fall Fun Fest wraps up today with the full day of activities. A Community Breakfast will be served from 6:30 to 9:30 this morning at the Masonic Lodge. The Fall Fun Fest Rib ...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will meet Monday night at 6:00 p.m. in the FCHS Study Hall. The evening will open with a budget hearing to allow for public comment on the Fiscal...

The Center Street School Board will meet in regular session on Monday at 6pm in the boardroom at Center Street School. The evening will begin with a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, duri...

Fairfield Community High School has announced its 2025 Homecoming Court. Attendants include freshmen Bentli Belva and Sylvia Ward; sophomores Reagan Jackson and Kamdyn Miller; and juniors Macie Edward...

  The southern Illinois area has been under drought conditions for a couple of weeks now. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map, released Thursday, now shows western Wayne County and areas to the s...