Category Archives: Local News

23-year-old Steven Miller of Fairfield pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday to a charge of Battery and was placed on one year of court supervision and ordered to pay court costs.   ...

The development of a 70-room hotel on the west side of Fairfield is facing delays after St. Louis-based developers indicated that the estimated property tax on the project is prohibitively high for co...

Fairfield Community High School will recognize 50 years of Lady Mules Basketball next Wednesday evening during the Lady Mules game against Hamilton County. The doors will open at 5:15pm with the JV ga...

During a recent meeting and luncheon of the Fairfield Rotary Club, Charles and Stacy West shared insights about their businesses and the ongoing renovations at Westport Plaza in Fairfield.   Char...

The Wayne City Village Board met on Monday night, where Mayor Rocky Hedden informed members that seven applications have been submitted for the Police Officer position, following the departure of form...

Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel is alerting patients to a series of scam calls that appear to be coming from the hospital. Fraudsters are spoofing the hospital's phone numbers in an attempt to s...

The Fairfield Retail Merchants encourages everyone to shop local with participating merchants from beginning today (Friday) to February 12th and discover Cupid. Upon finding Cupid at your chosen estab...

The Cornerstone Church in Fairfield will be hosting their Semi-Annual Homecoming/Prom Dress giveaway on Saturday, March 8th from 9am to 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall. There are hundreds of dresses an...

Grayville's law enforcement is currently operating with just a Chief of Police and two officers following the termination of Officer Carlton Valiant. This decision came after a special meeting of city...

(Photo L-R Kallen King, Jasper Superintendent Shari Berger, Deacon Wimer)   Kallen King, a 7th grade student at Jasper Grade School is the winner of the 2025 Wayne County Spelling Bee held Thursd...