The Wayne County 4-H program is continuing its new Spark After School program in both Fairfield and Wayne City, offering local youth the opportunity to discover new interests and hobbies outside of school hours. Launched in January, Spark After School will run through early spring and is open to all students in second ...

According to data compiled by the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board from Illinois' 43 oil-producing counties, Illinois crude oil production totaled 6,774,035 barrels in 2025, . This marks a slight decrease from 2024, with overall state production down 6.08 percent, or 438,162 barrels. Wayne County finished eighth with...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Friday that member schools have voted to approve a special by-law proposal that will affect the start date of the 2026 football season and the number of practices each player must complete before competing in the first game. The proposal passed with 290 votes in ...

More than 200 of the region's top students gathered Wednesday at Rend Lake College, putting their academic skills to the test in the annual Academic Challenge. Participants from area high schools competed in subjects including biology, chemistry, computer science, English, engineering graphics, mathematics, and physics...

COUNTRY Financial and the Illinois Farm Bureau are teaming up to provide essential economic and financial information for farmers at a series of ag summits throughout Illinois this month. The events will feature presentations from top industry experts, including David Widmar, an agricultural economist and researcher; K...

The Johnsonville Community Ruritan Club will host a Bingo Night fundraiser on Friday, February 20th with games starting at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Johnsonville Community Ruritan Building, with food service-including Polish sausage, hot dogs, chips, dessert, and drinks-beginning at 6:00 p.m. Attendees...

Illinois is set to modernize its vehicle titling system, as paper vehicle titles will soon be phased out in favor of the state's expanding Electronic Lien and Titling (ELT) program. Starting July 1st, all financial institutions that process five or more liens per year are required to switch to the digital ELT system. A...

Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church will host a community blood drive on Tuesday, February 17th from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will take place at The Link Gymnasium, located at 1141 County Road 1975 N, Cisne. Anyone who donates blood between January 26 and February 28 will be eligible to receive a $20 e-gift card to ...

Olney Central College's Massage Therapy Program is now accepting appointments for its Spring clinicals, offering the public an opportunity to experience relaxing massages while supporting student learning. The clinics will take place at the West Richland Center in Noble from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging consumers to be aware of a recall involving Rosabella brand moringa powder capsules after the product was linked to a multi-state outbreak of a drug-resistant form of salmonella. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported seven salmonella ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball vs. Salem at the Mt. Carmel Regional 7:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Wayne City at Webber 7:30pm (A rescheduled game that was postponed by the snow storm). HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: IHSA CLASS 2A MT. CARMEL REGIONAL: Mt. Carm...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Newton at the Mule Barn (All 3 Levels) Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at North Mac Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at Vandalia OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Carmi-White County Cisne vs. Patoka HIGH SCHOOL GIR...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Edwards County at the Mule Barn (All 3 Levels) 5pm Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Sectional at North Mac and Boys Wrestling Sectional at Vandalia OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City vs. Sandoval - Wayne City Senior Recognition N...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules JV Basketball at Mt. Carmel 6pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne at Mt. Carmel JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS S STATE SEMIFINALS: Jasper vs. Summersville Ewing-Northern vs. Bartelso JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball at Flora 6pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Fairfield vs. Jasper Cisne at St. Joe-Olney AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: On Tuesday night, the Fairfield Mules Basketball team were on the road for a conference...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball at Hamilton County (All 3 Levels) 5pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City at Woodlawn Cisne vs. NCOE (Cisne Senior Recognition Night) JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Fairfield vs. Woodlawn Jasper vs. Allendale-St. Mary's New Hope at Bluford...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball at Benton 6pm HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne vs. Murphysboro (Senior Night) JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS Jasper vs. Albers-Damiansville game at 3:30pm Summersville vs. New Horizon Ewing-N...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Wrestling at the IHSA Regionals at Mt. Zion OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne City vs. Christopher HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wayne City-Cisne vs. North Clay JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: SIJHSAA JR HIGH...