Multiple agencies responded late Friday morning to a serious one-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 that left three people injured and trapped inside their vehicle. Illinois State Police Troop 9, Fairfield Rural Fire Department, Wayne County Ambulance, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, and three Air Evac helicopters w...

The NationalWeather Service has placed Wayne, Jefferson, Edwards and Wabsah counties in southern Illinois under a Winter Weather Advisory from 6 a.m. today until midnight tonight. They say a system is expected to move through the area today that could drop some snowfall, especially in the morning hours, before transi...

The Phillipstown Christmas Tree Farm has cut the ribbon and reopened for the first time in nearly ten years. Reports say the tree farm originally opened in 1982, and officially launched on Friday, and sold their first tree in several years. Raylee Cross has taken on the duties of running the operation, saying he decid...

A vacant house on the north side of Mt. Vernon is believed to be a total loss after a fire broke out early Thanksgiving morning. When Jefferson Fire Department arrived at 1315 11th Street, the home owned by Steve Jones of Mt. Vernon was already showing heavy flames and smoke. The cause of the fire remains under investi...

Illinois State Police say two separate crashes involving semi trucks and passenger vehicles occurred Wednesday night in the northbound construction zone of I-57 south of Mt. Vernon. The first collision happened at milepost 88 at 8:04 p.m., when a semi struck the rear of a car, sending the vehicle off the roadway. Three...

Illinois hunters harvested 51,409 deer during the first weekend of the state's firearm deer season, held Nov. 21-23, according to preliminary totals released by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The number is down from 54,661 taken in 2024 and 53,348 in 2023. The seven-day firearm season will conclude Decem...

Ameren Illinois residential customers will see an average $3.65 increase on their natural gas bills in January following a recent decision by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), which significantly reduced the rate hike requests from two of the state's largest utilities. Ameren, serving about 816,000 customers in c...

The Village of Sims will be conducting hydrant flushing on Monday, December 1st. Residents may notice fluctuations in water pressure and some water discoloration during this process. However, officials assure that the water will remain safe for human consumption throughout the hydrant flushing

Frontier Community College will host its second annual Bobcats Baseball First Pitch Dinner, sponsored by FNB, on Friday, January 23rd at 6 p.m. at the Fairfield First Christian Church. The event celebrates the Bobcats Baseball program and gives community members a chance to meet the team. Tickets are $30 per person, or...

Janie McDowell and Steve Lee will present their eighth annual Piano-Organ Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 7th at 4 p.m. at Cornerstone Community Church in Fairfield. Mike and Cori Copeland will again provide original narration introducing each musical selection. This year's program includes classics such as Have ...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29th ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING: The FCHS Mules Boys Wrestling team will open their season today at the Centralia Tri-Meet with matches against Centralia and Herrin starting at 9:00 a.m. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: CAPITAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT: GA...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: CAPITAL CLASS TOURNAMENT AT LAWRENCEVILLE & RED HILL: The FCHS Mules Basketball team will open it's season today (Friday) at the Capital Classic Tournament. The Mules first game will be at 11:00 a.m. vs. Red Hill followed by a matchup with Teutopolis at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be pl...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY: GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: The FCHS Lady Mules Wrestling team competed in it's first ever match Wednesday evening at the Robinson Quad Meet. The Lady Mules picked up four victories o...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Wrestling at the Robinson Girls Quad Meet 6PM OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: On Tuesday, it was announced that FCHS Junior Treyton Lewis was named to the Southern Illinois Coaches Association Cla...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Mt. Carmel JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: Geff at West Salem Cisne at Clay City Wayne City at Flora JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL: Fairfield vs. Rome Cisne at Grayville Wayne City vs. Flora AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BO...