Illinois Extension, serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, is proud to announce that Jessica Simpson was awarded the Meritorious Support Service Award by the Illinois Alpha Nu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, a professional organization for Extension employees. Simpson started her career with Ext...

Fairfield Community High School has released the names of the students who made the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year Honor Roll. To be on the Honor Roll at FCHS, a student must have at least a 3.000 semester grade point average. High Honors require at least a 3.500 semester grade point average. Grade point a...

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is hosting a chartered bus to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY on Wednesday, February 12th. The cost is $30.00 per person for Wayne County Farm Bureau members and $50 per person for non-members. The price includes dinner at the Log Inn Restaurant in Haubstadt, IN on the re...

Join the White County Farm Bureau Young Leaders as they host "At the Movies" Trivia Night on Friday, February 7th. The event will be held at Gottzz's Restaurant in Carmi at 7:00 p.m. This year's event will raise funds for the White County Sack Lunch program. Teams can be from 1 to 5 individuals. There is a $5...

The Wayne City Village Board met this past Monday night to address several important matters. The board is currently uncertain about how to proceed with trustee Dr. Paul F. Bruinsma, the former Dean of Instruction at Frontier Community College, who has not attended a board meeting since being placed on administrative l...

The 2025 Farm Finance Forum will be held Friday, February 7th at Willow Creek Venue south of Fairfield (note the different location this year). The forum will feature a series of well-known speakers that will cover a variety of topics related to financial matters on the farm including solar leasing, grain market outloo...

The deadline to apply for a 2025 Wayne County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship is March 1, 2025. $9,000 in scholarships are available for 2025. Details and the application link can be found at .

The Wayne County Farm Bureau is thrilled to bring this popular roadshow, Howl At The Moon back to Fairfield. The event will be held at Willow Creek Venue on Saturday, March 15th. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., the show begins at 8:00 p.m. This year's event features an all-you-can-eat nacho bar, sponsored by LaFuente Mexican ...

Two individuals are dead following a serious traffic accident Thursday morning on I-57 Southbound near Ina. Emergency responders, including police and fire crews, were dispatched to the scene around 10 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered an SUV that had sustained extensive damage and was on fire near the engine. The veh...

A former Mt. Vernon resident was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Marion. Police say 23-year-old Brennan Marlow of Marion was in a two-vehicle accident just shortly after 7 o'clock near the intersection of West Main Street and Boswell Road. The driver of the second vehicle involved was taken to a local ...

The Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball Team will have a home game tonight (Friday) against Carmi-White Co and there will be a formal dedication of the gym floor in honor of Jed Foster between the JV and Varsity game. Tonight's action begins with the Fresh/Soph game with tipoff set for 5pm. WEAA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ...

Fairfield Lady Mules Basketball team will be at Edwards County tonight. JV game tips off at 6pm. HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING WEDNESDAY: Fairfield over Robinson 45-26 WEAA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCORES AT CLAY CITY: SEMI-FINALS: Cisne 39-New Hope 27 St. Joe 37-Jasper 32 TONIGHT: 6:00pm: 3rd place Jasper vs New Hope Cheerl...

The WEAA Boys Basketball Tournament opening round games last (Tuesday) night. Cisne 63-Geff 23 New Hope 57, Allendale/St.Mary's 30 Jasper 65, Clay City 36 St. Joe 43, West Salem 18 Tonight (Wednesday) at Clay City-semi finals 6pm: Cisne vs New Hope 7:15pm: Jasper vs St.Joe BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM TUESDAY: Alta...

The Fairfield Mules Boys basketball game with Richland County scheduled for tonight has been postponed to this Saturday, January 18th. This will be JV/Varsity only and begin at 2pm. The Fairfield Mules wrestling tri-match scheduled for tonight at Centralia has been canceled. However, the Mules will now participate in L...

The WEAA Tournament opening round scheduled for tonight Monday (January 13th) has been postponed until Tuesday (January 14th). After two separate postponements due to weather, the Midland Trail Conference Girls Basketball Tournament will finally begin tonight (Monday) at Webber High School in Bluford. Tonight (Monday,...