In Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday, several individuals entered guilty pleas to various charges. 24-year-old, Chloe McNeil of Wayne City pled guilty to Unlawful Sale of Alcoholic Liquor to a Minor. She was placed on one year of court supervision and ordered to pay court costs. Tera D. Singh, 34, of Albion pled guilt...

Clay County farmer and former state lawmaker Darren Bailey and running mate, Aaron Del Mar will officially launch their campaign for Illinois Governor and Lieutenant Governor tomorrow (Thursday). Bailey, who previously served one term in both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives, is set to challenge incum...

(Pictured L-R Colten Bradford, Megan Marlowe, Alyssa Parrott) Three members of the Illinois electric cooperative community have earned the Certified Cooperative Communicator (CCC) designation through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Honorees include Colten Bradford, editor of Illinois Count...

The Wayne County Retired Teachers Association will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 7th at the Wayne City Methodist Church. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the program and business meeting. Local politicians are scheduled to speak on topics impacting retirees and education. All retired educator...

The Clay County Sheriff's Office arrested a Flora man after responding to a 911 call that escalated into reports of gunfire last Friday afternoon in rural Clay County. Deputies were dispatched to a residence around 4:05 p.m. on September 19th after a 911 hang-up call, followed by another report of a man breaking down a...

The Friends of the Fairfield Public Library are inviting the community to support local literacy and library programs at their upcoming pork burger sale. The event will take place on Saturday, September 27th, at the Wayne County Courthouse square, beginning at 9:45 a.m. and continuing until all items are sold. Porkburg...

During Monday night's meeting of the Grayville City council, Auditor Arlynne Davis presented her report on the city's finances for the fiscal year ending April 30th Davis found no material issues, noting that the financial statements were reasonable and that the city's general fund finished in a strong position. The au...

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, October 7th from noon to 6 p.m. at the Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, located northwest of Cisne just off Blue Mound Road. Organizers say donors, especially those with type O blood and those able to give platelets are urgently needed to help strengthen th...

More than 3,300 pounds of Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke sold under Costco's Kirkland Signature brand have been recalled due to potential listeria contamination. Western United Fish Co. issued the recall after its green onion supplier reported a positive listeria test result on September 17. The recalled product was packaged in ...

Local youth and families recently gathered for the "Goats: Managing, Breeding, and Showing with Success" workshop, hosted by Wayne County 4-H and the Illinois Meat Goat Producers. The event provided valuable instruction from industry experts on all aspects of raising, breeding, and showing Boer goats. The wor...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Girls Golf at Franklin Co. 9am BDC Championship ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE: Bobcats Volleyball vs Southeastern IL College at Center St. Gym 6:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL REGIONALS Jasper @ Home vs. Allendale-St. Mary's @ 4:30 Cisne @ Home vs. Gra...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Girls Tennis vs Carmi-White Co. at Lakeside Park 4pm Lady Mules Volleyball at Hamilton Co. 3 levels 5pm ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE: Bobcat Baseball at Northern Ky. 1pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Cisne @ Lawrenceville Edwards County @ Flora JR HIGH B...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules JV Football at Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 6pm Girls Tennis vs. Mt. Vernon at Lakeside Park 4pm Golf vs. Cisne, NCOE, Wayne City at Fairfield Country Club 4pm ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE: No Events Scheduled HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FROM SATURDAY: Fairfield Lady Mules JV V...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS Lady Mules JV Volleyball at Carterville Tournament Cross Country @ Olney Invitational OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Carmi-White County @ Red Hill HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Cisne @ Flora Tournament Edwards County @ Massac Coun...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Golf @ Flora vs. Flora, Gallatin County, and North Clay 4pm Mules Football at The Train Yard vs Sesser-Valier/Waltonville Kickoff at 7pm ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE: Bobcats Volleyball at John A. Logan College 6:30pm Bobcats Baseball at Southern IL Showcase in Marion WEEK 4 ...