Frontier Community College has hired Chet Snyder to serve as Head Volleyball Coach and Student Life Coordinator, beginning on Monday, December 2nd. Snyder began coaching volleyball at Fairfield Community High School in 2004, with the 2024 fall season being his final season at FCHS. His overall record of 543 wins and 21...

A Zionsville Indiana woman, 41-year-old Katherine Hagan pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court to a charge of DUI. Hagan was placed on one year of court supervision and ordered to pay court costs.

53-year-old, Misty Gay Kistner of Cisne was arrested Tuesday morning by Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies on a Failure To Appear warrant issued in Wayne County for Retail Theft and Possession of Methamphetamine. Kistner was transported and lodged in the Wayne County Jail pending a court appearance.

The Albion Fire Department was called to a garage fire at the Brett Shaw residence around 6 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. The fire which started near a trickle charger was contained to the garage area of the home. No injuries were reported and fireman report only smoke damage to the residence.

Ahead of Thanksgiving, several local volunteer organizations within the 58th Senate District received free turkeys, courtesy of a collaboration between State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc. "This initiative is about more than just providing food-it's about giving fam...

Officials in the Village of Wayne City have announced there will be a one day delay for residents starting next Monday, the week of the Thanksgiving holiday. Residents need to have their trash cans set out by 5am Saturday, November 30th.

The Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce celebrated its Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet on Saturday evening at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Piopolis. This year marked significant growth for the Chamber, which now boasts 102 members, including 13 new additions in the past year. Highlighting the evening, the C...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake reminds visitors that several locations around the lake will be temporarily closed during the state firearm deer hunting seasons. Recreation Area Closures: The following areas will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic during the first firearm deer season this Friday th...

The Fairfield Community High School District Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night. Student Focus for the evening was presented by the FY2025 FFA Officers and Co-FFA sponsor, Curt Robbins. The board took the following action on a number of items. A motion to accept the consent agenda ...

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will host information sessions for students interested in applying for Fall 2025 entry into the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Frontier Community, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central and Wabash Valley Colleges. Virtual sessions will be offered at 9 a.m. on December 16th; at 3 p.m. on J...

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES TUESDAY: JV: Fairfield 23, Newton 22 VARSITY: Newton 52, Fairfield 18 Carbondale 62, Anna Jonesboro 31 Carlyle 61, Belleville East 57 Casey-Westfield 46, Chrisman 27 Centralia 45, Althoff 36 Collinsville 88, Cahokia 4 Dugger, IN 42, Red Hill 35 Harrisburg 66, Gallatin Co 33 Olney 54,...

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Fairfield Lady Mules begin their 2024-2025 basketball season with a home game tonight (Tuesday) at The Mule Barn on Jed Foster Court as they take on Newton. JV action begins tonight at 6pm. TUESDAY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES: Breese Central 65, Hillsboro 22 BSE 59, Columbia 29 Columbia ...

FALL SPORTS AWARDS PROGRAM TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY FOR FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: The Fall Sports Awards program will be held tonight (Monday) and Wednesday for Fairfield High School. The programs honors athletes that participated in the following fall sports. Tonight (Monday, November 18th:) Lady Mules Volleyball @ the Jo...

Grade School Basketball scores from the Summersville Shootout: Boys games: Wayne City 47 Smithton 25 Jasper 41 New Horizon 39 Flora 48 Aviston 22 Murphysboro 41 Marion 37 Girls game: Aviston 52 Olney 29 Men's college basketball: Northwestern 67 Eastern Illinois 58 OT Wisconsin 103 Arizona 88 P...

FALL SPORTS AWARD PROGRAM SCHEDULED AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: The Fall Sports Awards program has been set at Fairfield High School. The programs honors athletes that participated in the following fall sports. Monday, November 18th: Lady Mules Volleyball @ the Journey Church 6:30pm Wednesday, November 20th: (All program...