FNB Community Bank is warning customers about a scam designed to steal personal banking information. The bank says customers have reported suspicious phone calls claiming a large transaction is taking place on their account. The caller then tells the customer to click a link sent by email to stop the transaction. FNB s...

The Wayne County Historical Society has scheduled two upcoming meetings for actors and volunteers participating in this year's Cemetery Tour. Actors and volunteers will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room. During the meeting, organizers will finalize and distribute scripts, costumes, supplies and equipm...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital will host a 3-D Mobile Mammography event on Saturday, September 5. The event will begin at 8 a.m. at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, 303 N.W. 11th Street in Fairfield. The mobile unit will provide 3-D mammography, also known as tomosynthesis. According to the hospital, the technology provides l...

Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation plans to build a new medical facility on the courthouse square in downtown Albion. CEO Kim Mitroka said the clinic will be constructed on donated property at 19 North Fifth Street. The property was donated by Keep Albion Beautiful, LLC. Mitroka said CRHPC has outgrown its c...

Three Edwards County men are facing felony charges in separate cases filed by Edwards County State's Attorney Eric St. Ledger. Keith A. Armstrong, 42, of Albion has been charged with aggravated identity theft and theft under $500 with a prior conviction. Armstrong is scheduled for a preliminary hearing September 19. Ke...

A Flora man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to charges involving an attempted sexual encounter with someone he believed was a minor. 45-year-old Andrew J. Staley pleaded guilty last Wednesday in Clay County Circuit Court to indecent solicitation of a child and grooming. Staley was sent...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is accepting applications for grants that will provide accessible paratransit vehicles to public transportation providers and eligible nonprofit organizations. Municipalities, local governments and nonprofit agencies that provide specialized transportation for seniors or indivi...

A former Carbondale Community High School teacher's aide will remain in federal custody while facing charges involving the alleged sexual exploitation of an underage girl. 32-year-old Austin Knoob of Carbondale faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Knoob, who previously owned Levels nightclub, pleaded not...

Harvest season is approaching for Illinois farmers, with the latest USDA crop progress report showing 4% of the state's corn crop has reached maturity. For the week ending August 23, farmers had 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork. The statewide average temperature was 73.6 degrees, 0.3 degrees above normal, while precipit...

The 2026 Wayne County Crop Yield Tour held yesterday (Monday) is estimating a countywide average corn yield of 200 bushels per acre and soybean yield of 63 bushels per acre. Wayne County Corn Growers Association representative Gregg Barnard said early planting contributed to strong yields in the southern part of the co...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. Edwards County, North Clay, and Red Hill at the Fairfield Public Golf Course 4:00 p.m. Lady Mules Tennis at Centralia 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne vs. Dietrich Wayne City vs. Okawville JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at G...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: JV Mules Football vs. Edwards County at the Trainyard 6:00 p.m. Lady Mules Volleyball at Richland County 5:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Golf at the BDC Tournament Preview at the Franklin County Country Club 9am Lady Mules Tennis vs. Benton at the Lakeside Tennis Courts 4:00 p.m. OTHER ARE...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: FAIRFIELD FUTURES SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT SOUTHWEST PARK Crab Orchard vs. Carmi Mt. Carmel vs. New Hope Hamilton County vs. Flora Woodlawn vs. Edwards County FAIRFIELD JUNIOR FOO...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Football at Edwards County - Annual Shrine Game LeMond's Chevrolet Chrysler Pre-Game Show begins at 6:30 p.m. on WFIW-FM 104.9. Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. with the game video streamed on wfiwradio.com and tocsportsnetwork.com. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Wayne City...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. Eldorado, Edwards County, and Wayne City at the Fairfield Public Golf Course 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield vs. New Hope Jasper vs. West Salem Cisne at Albion Wayne City vs. Woodlawn JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Fairfield v...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield at NCOE Jasper at Iuka New Hope vs. Allendale-St. Mary's JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Fairfield at NCOE New Hope vs. Albion AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL GOLF: The Fairfield Mules and Lady Mules G...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules and Lady Mules Golf vs. NCOE, Edwards County, and Wayne City at the Fairfield Public Golf Course 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL FALL BASEBALL: Wayne City vs. Woodlawn JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Fairfield at Olney Cisne at Geff JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Fairfield at Oln...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at Geff New Hope vs. Allendale-St. Mary's Cisne at Wayne City JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Jasper vs. St. Mary's (Mt. Vernon) New Hope vs. Albion Cisne at Wayne City AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND: HIGH SCHOOL...