The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a Cover Crop Field Day tomorrow (Tuesday) beginning at 4 p.m. at the Greg Dickey Farm near Wayne City. The program will feature presentations by David Kleinschmidt of Progressive Agronomy Consulting LLC, Torey Colburn of American Farmland Trust, and State ...

Another delay has been granted in the felony case against former Wabash County Sheriff's Deputy Chase Cheadle. The case returned to Wabash County Circuit Court Thursday, but neither Cheadle nor Special Prosecutor Brian Towne appeared. Defense attorney Jonathan Turpin told the court he had spoken with Towne and both sid...

A Vincennes man is being held in Wabash County following a vehicle pursuit that ended with authorities using a thermal-imaging drone to locate him in a bean field. Austin Lawrence, 26, of Vincennes, was arrested on numerous charges, including DUI, aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, two counts of criminal...

The New Hope CCSD School Board will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 7 p.m. The superintendent's report will include updates on enrollment, the summer AR and Math reward program, building and maintenance work, the district's 10-year Health Life Safety Survey and a School Maintenance Grant. Under new business, the boar...

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, August 27th at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room. During the meeting, organizers will finalize and distribute scripts, costumes, suppli...

The Fairfield Illinois Rotary Club has announced its Wine & Arts Festival will return to the Wayne County Fairgrounds in 2027. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 1st from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Organizers say the event will feature wineries and wine tastings, craft breweries, art and craft vendors, food trucks,...

The Fairfield-area Trail Life troop will hold its fall "Join the Adventure" Open House on Tuesday, August 25th. The event will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 1700 West Delaware Street in Fairfield. Trail Life is a nondenominational, Christ-centered organization for boys ...

The Wayne County Arts Alliance will host an "Art After Dark" event during the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest on Thursday, September 17th. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. inside the Chamber Building in Fairfield. Local artists will be on hand to showcase their work, giving Fall Fun Fest visitors an opportunit...

Bakers of all ages will have an opportunity to put their skills to the test during the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Baked Goods Contest on Saturday, September 19th. The contest will be held at the Chamber Building, with registration from 10 a.m. until noon. Judging results will be announced at 1:30 p.m. Categories will incl...

Organizers are gearing up for another Grayville Days celebration with the sale of commemorative buttons to help support the annual community event. Grayville Days buttons are available for $5 each, with purchasers receiving a chance to win cash prizes. The buttons feature the "Stars and Stripes and Summer Nights&q...

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...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Golf at the Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Invitational 1:00 p.m. Meet the Mules 6:00 p.m. Doors open to the Mule Barn at 5:30pm. o Introductions for Golf, Girls Tennis, Cross Country, Girls Swim and Volleyball in the Mule Barn 6:00 p.m. o Volleyball Scrimmage 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. o Introdu...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Golf at the Mt. Carmel Invitational 1:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at Allendale-St. Mary's Wayne City vs. Spring Garden JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Jasper at Allendale-St. Mary's New Hope at West Salem Cisne at North Clay Wayne City vs. Spring ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper at Bluford New Hope vs. Fairfield Cisne vs. North Clay Geff at Allendale-St. Mary's JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Jasper at Bluford New Hope vs. Allendale-St. Mary's Cisne vs. Olney AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Geff at Allendale-St. Mary's Wayne City vs. Albion JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL: Wayne City vs. Albion AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: YOUTH GOLF: On Monday, the First Annual Fairfield Junior Golf Scramble was held at the...

LOCAL AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: AREA SPORTS SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Patoka 14, Jasper 0 Doubleheader Game 1 Jasper 9, Patoka 6 Doubleheader Game 2 Geff 13, Field 11 Geff 11, West Salem 9 (Geff Eagles Baseball) ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Chicago White Sox 5...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL: Jasper vs. Patoka DOUBLEHEADER Geff vs. Field Geff vs. West Salem Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 3 Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs 6 Kansas City 4 Cleveland 8 Chicago White Sox 2 NY Mets 6 Pittsburgh 4 Toronto ...

LOCAL AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: TEAM MARION CAPTURES 2026 COLT WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Team Marion is once again on top of the COLT Baseball world after capturing the 2026 COLT World Series championship Tuesday night. Marion defeated Team Bronx, New York, 12-3, in the championship game at Mountain Dew Park, securing th...