Category Archives: Local News

Wayne City Bean Queen, Ava Minor and her team announced the success of its recent toy drive benefiting patients at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Organizers said the community showed tremen...

More school districts in the area set to hold graduation ceremonies this week. Geff will hold its 8th grade graduation tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. Jasper 8th grade graduation is scheduled for tomorrow ...

  The Wayne County Farm Bureau Foundation has announced several collegiate scholarship recipients for 2026. Kacie Kinsolving of Fairfield received a $2,000 collegiate scholarship from the foundat...

  Fairfield Memorial Hospital has announced that free back-to-school and sports physicals are now available at all Horizon Healthcare clinic locations for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Hosp...

  A Williamson County Grand Jury has indicted a former faculty member of the Carterville Community Unit School District 5 on multiple charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault. During a Frida...

  Shane Lother, a choir and music teacher at South Central High School, was arrested Friday afternoon at his home in Salem on charges of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Lother, 38, is acc...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Lawrenceville basketball coach, Ron Felling. Felling passed away Tuesday, May 5th in Bloomington, Indiana Visitation is set for this Wednesday, May ...

The Fairfield City Council will meet Tuesday, May 12th at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting agenda includes approval of minutes from the April 14th meeting and executive sess...

The Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 11th at 6 p.m. in the Center Street Board Room in Fairfield. Items on the agenda include a...

Center Street Grade School held its eighth grade commencement ceremony Thursday evening, with 57 students receiving diplomas. Among the honors presented during the ceremony, Callen Robbins was named t...