Category Archives: Local News

Taco Tuesdays are back at the Anthony Wayne American Legion Post #176 in Fairfield. Tacos will be served Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m., or until supplies run out, at the Legion, 111 SW Fourth Street. A ne...

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid will bring its Mobile Justice program to several area communities offering free civil legal assistance to qualifying residents. The mobile clinic will visit Wayne and Clay co...

Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted in the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, died Sunday morning while serving a 20-year prison sentence. He was 32. Grayson's defense at...

The southeastern Illinois region should experience seasonable weather conditions for late August the next few days, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. They say high temper...

  Wayne City High School will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, September 9. The blood drive, sponsored by the school's FCCLA, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wayne ...

The Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Prince and Princess Contest will be held Thursday, September 17, at 5:30 p.m. on the festival's Main Stage. The contest is sponsored by The Fairfield Banking Company and is...

A new study is raising questions about possible connections between sugary drinks and stomach cancer. Researchers from Mass General Brigham found people who regularly consumed sugary drinks had an inc...

Some frozen blueberries are being recalled. Reports say the FDA is issuing a recall for frozen blueberries sold at some Publix supermarkets in early July. The recall is at the most severe risk level. ...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education approved a $1 million transfer for ongoing district renovations and placed its tentative fiscal year 2027 budget on public review during Thursday...

Five defendants were sentenced this week in Wayne County Circuit Court in cases involving drug, DUI and trespassing offenses. On Thursday, Judge Denton Aud sentenced 60-year-old John Rankin of Carmi a...