The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the selection of the 2024 Business of the Year recipient is Fairfield Banking Company. A branch of The Clay City Banking Co, they opened in the "Little Red Shed" as it was called in June of 2011 as a Loan Production Office. It was located on Delawa...

Fairfield Attorney, Matt Vaughn will be sworn in as Resident Judge of Wayne County, a position that became vacant following Judge Michael Molt's retirement, Thursday afternoon at 3pm in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. Vaughn steps into this role after a period in which Wayne County lacked a Res...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 54-year-old Lee Snider of Geff Tuesday around 9pm on a charge of Domestic Battery. Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Geff for a report of possible domestic violence. Upon arrival, Deputies spoke to the victim and found probable cause for the arrest. Deputies located ...

Fairfield Community High School is celebrating National FFA Week which runs through Sunday, February 23rd. The Fairfield FFA Chapter will participate in events each day and there has been some changes due to the cold temperatures. Friday, February 21st: Teacher Breakfast and Ag Olympics and FFA Shirt Day. Sunday, Febr...

The meeting of the New Hope Grade School Board of Education is scheduled for Thursday night with items on the agenda including; approval of the Consent Agenda, Superintendents report with a building/maintenance update. Under New Business, possible action on the issuance of school bonds for some upgrades to the buildin...

There have been some school districts in Southern Illinois that have canceled classes for today (Wednesday) due to road conditions and cold temperatures. Check out the CLOSINGS & DELAYS tab here on our website. If your school is not listed, you ARE IN SESSION today.

Little Wabash Fire Protection Firefighters along with mutual aid from the Albion and Crossville Fire Departments, along with support from White County Ambulance, Grayville Police Department, and the Grayville Utility Department responded to a structure fire just before 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Travis Thompso...

The Fairfield Rotary Club will be awarding up to four (4) $750.00 one-time scholarships to Fairfield Community High School graduating seniors who intend to enroll in a post-secondary educational program culminating in a degree and/or diploma. Emphasis will be placed equally on academic achievement, citizenship, leaders...

Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Effingham, Richland, and White counties during March. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violat...

The Wayne County Soil and Water District Spring Fish Sale is set up for Delivery on Thursday, March 13th. Grass carp deadline is Thursday, February 27th. All other fish orders due on March 6th by Noon. The Spring Tree Sale will accept tree orders until March 25th or until supplies last, with Delivery the week of April ...

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Fairfield 46, Flora 34 ( Mules improve to 17-12 overall & 7- 1 in the Black Diamond Conference and clinch at least a share of the conference title. They can win it outright with a win at Carmi Friday.) Belleville East 55, Belleville West 50 Bethalto Civic 57, Alton-Ma...

Fairfield Mules Basketball tonight as the Mules host Flora at The Mule Barn on Jed Foster Court. Due to the impending winter storm, the following schedule adjustments have been made for tonight's game with Flora: Fresh/Soph game is canceled JV game will start at 5:00 pm Varsity game will start at 6:15 pm All Senior nig...

Fairfield Lady Mules Girls Basketball team will play Mt. Carmel at the Hamilton Co. Regional tonight with tip-off set for 6pm. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCORES FROM SATURDAY CLASS 1A REGIONAL SCORES: AT CASEY-WESTFIELD Casey-Westfield 41, Okaw Valley 18 AT CHRISTOPHER Christopher 52, Wayne City 26 AT DIETER...

Fairfield Lady Mules Basketball this afternoon as the Lady Mules face Lawrenceville in the Regional Quarter-Finals at The Mule Barn on Jed Foster Court. Tip-off is set for 1pm. 4 Fairfield Mule Wrestlers; Jedd Wellen,Talan Keoughan, Keegan Bare and Bentley Rogers are participating in the Carterville Sectional today. Fa...

Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball tonight as the Mules travel to Edwards County. Three levels of play with the Freshman game set to tip off at 5pm followed by JV and Varsity. BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM THURSDAY North Clay 62, Fairfield 40 JV: North Clay 50, Fairfield 41 Breese Mater Dei 56, Metro-East Lutheran 26 D...