A Fairfield man was arrested early Friday morning by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on a driving under the influence charge and two traffic violations. According to sheriff's deputies, 48-year-old Craig A. Donoho was taken into custody at approximately 1:22 a.m. this (Friday) morning following a traffic stop near Il...

Fairfield Community High School has crowned this year's Homecoming King and Queen. This year's King is Aiden King, and this year's Queen is Wren Braddock. Both were crowned during halftime of last night's high school football game between the Fairfield Mules and the Flora Wolves. The FCHS Homecoming Parade was held i...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky say the southeastern Illinois region should experience quiet weather the next several days. The area should remain dry with a gradual warmup expected, with high temperatures into the lower 80s by later next week. The longer range forecasts indicate warme...

Fairfield Community High School crowned its 2026 Homecoming King and Queen Friday night in front of a large home crowd at The Train Yard. The coronation was held at halftime of the Fairfield Mules' football game against the Flora Wolves. Aiden King, the son of Kimberly King and Alex King, was crowned the 2026 FCHS Home...

A Centralia, Illinois woman has been sentenced to prison for pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. Reports from Marion County say 37 year old Samantha Horton received a six year prison sentence, and will have to complete a year of mandatory supervised release once she's out of prison. She was given ...

Two men were resentenced Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court after previously admitting to probation violations in separate Class 3 felony theft cases. 35-year-old Michael B. Stephenson of Goldengate had previously been sentenced to 24 months of Second Chance Probation. Court records show Stephenson admitted August ...

Several cases were resolved Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. 68-year-old Rick L. Opell of Fairfield and Jessica A. Tryon, 34, also of Fairfield were each placed on one year of court supervision in separate Class A misdemeanor retail theft cases. Court documents state Opell and Tryon were similarly situated in al...

The Clay County Health Department has reported its fourth West Nile virus positive mosquito sample for the 2026 season in the county this week. The sample was collected on Friday in Flora. Last month, the Wayne County Health Department reported its first confirmed batch of mosquitoes to test positive for the West Nile...

Illinois State Police Troop 9 Commander, Captain Bruce Waggoner, has announced the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement, or ACE, patrols conducted in Hamilton, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, Effingham and Cumberland counties during the months of August and September. The patrols focused on preventing, detecting ...

Sparklight is accepting applications throughout October for its Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations in communities across the company's 24-state service area. Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations may apply through October 31. Grant recipients are expected to be annou...

LOCAL SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: HOMECOMING DANCE 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. At the Mule Barn OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: BLACK DIAMOND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL: Eldorado at Red Hill JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX AT MARION: SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOUR...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: HOMECOMING!! Homecoming Parade at 2:00 p.m. Fairfield Mules Football vs. Flora at the Trainyard 7:00 p.m. WFIW's LeMond's Chevrolet Chrysler Pre-Game Show at 6:30 p.m. Homecoming Coronation at Halftime OTHER AREA BLACK DIAMOND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL GAMES: Edwards County at Sesser-Valier-Wal...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Volleyball vs. Edwards County at the Mule Barn (3 Levels) 5:00 p.m. Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at the Robinson Invitational 4:30 p.m. Lady Mules Tennis at Flora 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne at Palestine-Hutsonville Way...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Golf at the IHSA Class 1A Regionals at Quail Creek Country Club at Robinson 9:00 a.m. FCHS BATTLE OF THE CLASSES 6:30 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: NO OTHER AREA SPORTS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: The Fairfield Lady Mules wo...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Volleyball vs. Carmi-White County at the Mule Barn (3 Levels) 5:00 p.m. Lady Mules Golf at the IHSA Regional at Quail Creek Country Club at Robinson 9:00 a.m. Lady Mules Tennis at Richland County 4:00 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Cisne vs. Webber Wa...