A new homestyle restaurant will be opening soon in West Salem. The Lumberyard, owned and operated by Jason and Brenda Balding and Deryke and Maggie Kirkpatrick will be in the old Southern Illinois Lumber Company building on the West Salem square. Brenda Balding says remodeling is currently underway transforming the bui...

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will meet this Thursday night at 6pm in the FCHS Study Hall. Some items on the agenda include: action on the Consent Agenda including approval of open and closed session minutes from the December 19, 2024 meeting, approval of financial reports, committee reports a...

After being delayed by the recent winter storm, a new business is holding their Grand Opening tomorrow (Wednesday) at Westport Plaza in Fairfield Bling Things & More LTD, owned and operated by Stacey West is set to open tomorrow (Wednesday). The new store will open at 10am with a ribbon cutting ceremony set for 1...

The North Wayne Community Unit School District Board of Education will meet Wednesday at the Cisne Middle School. Items on the agenda: approval of the consent agenda that includes the approval of minutes from the December 18, 2024 meeting, approve personal leave days and dock days requests and approve FMLA for two em...

The Geff Ruritan Club will be having a fish fry Friday, beginning at 4:30pm at the Geff Ruritan Building. On the menu will be catfish fillets, baked beans, cole slaw, hushpuppies, dessert & drink. Cost is $15 per adult, 10 years & older.

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Wayne County Sheriff's Department was busy Friday handling weather related accidents. Just before 12 noon, a 2020 Dodge Ram truck driven by 28-year-old Torry Allen of Rockford, IL was westbound on I-64 near milepost 116 when the truck left the road for unknown reasons. The truck rolled onto the driver's side. Allen r...

Wayne City Fire Department responded to a report of two vehicles on fire at a residence at 721 County Road 1225 East east of Wayne City Saturday afternoon just before 4:30. Wayne City Fire Chief, Scott Clark says there were no injuries and no damage to any structures but the fire is considered suspicious and is being ...

An update to a previous story we recently aired, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' office has revealed that more than 300 vanity and personalized license plates were rejected in 2024. In total, the office received 60,537 requests for these custom plates last year, with 335 denials due to their inflammatory...

Illinois will be participating in the IRS Direct File service beginning January 27th. Direct File allows residents to electronically prepare and file their 2024 federal tax returns for free. Nearly two million Illinois taxpayers are eligible to use the program. After filing federal taxes, the program also connects t...

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,...

Sports postponements and cancellatios: Cisne High School Boys Basketball games postponed the rest of this week include; Saturday, January 11th vs Sandoval postponed until February 1st at 2pm. The Clothesline in Fairfield is CLOSED for the rest of the week and Saturday. WEAA Boys Basketball Tournament has been reschedul...

Fairfield Mules Boys basketball game tonight at Lawrenceville has been POSTPONED due to weather conditions. Fairfield Lady Mules @ North Clay that was rescheduled for Saturday, January 11th is postponed to a later date. Fairfield Mules vs Benton on Saturday, January 11th has been canceled. Fairfield Lady Mules vs Hamil...

Cisne High School Boys basketball games postponed the rest of this week include; Friday January 10th vs South Central postponed until February 6th at 6:00pm and Saturday, January 11th vs Sandoval postponed until February 1st at 2pm. Fairfield Mules Wrestling match vs Robinson and Salem has been rescheduled for Wednesda...