Daily chances for thunderstorms continue Thursday through at least Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, severe storms are possible late tomorrow afternoon through the night with damaging winds being the main threat. Additional chances for severe storms may be possible on Friday and Saturday. Repeated ro...

Tara Buerster, County Director for University of Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, has been elected to the National Epsilon Sigma Phi Board of Directors as the North Central Region Vice-President. In this national leadership role, Buerster will represent Extension profe...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested a Fairfield man less than twenty-four hours after adding him to their "Most Wanted" list yesterday. They announced that Cody L. Massie, of Fairfield, was being added to the list. He was wanted out of Wayne County on an Escape charge after failing to report for hi...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities across the state to participate in a free agrichemical container recycling program, set to begin in mid-July and continue through August. The program provides a responsible and convenient way for participants to dispose of ...

On Tuesday, Chief Judge William Thurston of the 1st Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, granted a request by Megan Valentine's defense team to move her first-degree murder trial out of Edwards County. The request was granted because of too much pretrial publicity. The trial will now take place at Marion in Williamson C...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested a Fairfield man Monday night on an outstanding warrant. According to the sheriff's department, 65-year-old Marvin Legg of Fairfield was taken into custody on a Wayne County warrant charging him with battery. Legg was transported to and lodged in the Wayne County Jail, wher...

The Olney Police Department and Richland County Sheriff's Office have requested the Illinois State Police's (ISP) help to investigate two homicides in Olney. On July 7, 2026, at approximately 3:11 p.m., officers responded to two homes in the 400 block of East Monroe Street in Olney. Officers found two deceased individu...

Illinois Extension and Wayne County 4-H have announced the top winners from the 2026 Wayne County 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Shows, recognizing outstanding exhibitors during this year's fair. Illinois Extension and Wayne County 4-H thanked the many sponsors, judges, livestock superintendents, volunteers, and show announcer...

Professional wrestling fans will have a chance to catch live action this week as Redneck Championship Wrestling (RCW) returns to Enfield. The event will be held Friday at Booth Elementary School, located at 201 North First Street in Enfield. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the opening bell scheduled for 7 p.m. The card will...

Wayne City Matters is inviting the community to an evening of bingo, food and fun on Friday, July 10th at the Wayne City Community Building. Food service will begin at 5:30 p.m., with bingo games starting at 6:30 p.m. Participants will play 20 games, with three cards per game included for a $20 donation. Prizes will be...

LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 Milwaukee Brewers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 1...

***NATIONAL SPORTS*** MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1 The Chicago White Sox are also back in action tonight. The team squares off against Wilyer Abreu and the Red Sox to open a three-game series at home. Noah Shultz gets the start opposite Payton Tolle. MLB National ...

SUNDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 6 The White Sox split their four-game series with the Guardians following a 7-6 win from Cleveland. Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery and Tristan Peters went deep. Chicago has won back-to-back games and will host Boston tomorrow night. ...

Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 17 Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 3 (10 innings) Washington 9 Pittsburgh 5 NY Yankees 5 Minnesota 2 Baltimore 3 Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 5 NY Mets 3 Colorado 15 San Francisco 3 Tampa Bay 3 Houston 1 Boston 5 LA Angels 2 Miami 12 Athletics...

YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: 11 U TOURNAMENT: SILVER BRACKET: 3RD PLACE GAME: Lions Club 7, La Fuente 5 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: DiMaggio's 20, Hayes Plumbing 0 ***NATIONAL SPORTS*** THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD MLB American League ------- Cleveland Guardians 6,...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY: 11 U TOURNAMENT: SILVER BRACKET: 3RD PLACE GAME: Lions Club vs. La Fuente CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: DiMaggio's vs. Hayes Plumbing YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: 11 U TOURNAMENT: GOLD BRACKET: 3RD PLACE GAME: Mt....

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY: 11 U TOURNAMENT: GOLD BRACKET: 3RD PLACE GAME: Top Dog Diesel vs. Mt. Vernon Dream Homes CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Carter Trucking vs. Fairfield Banking Company FAIRFIELD GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY: COACH PITCH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP: Hopper's Backhoe Service v...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY: 11 U TOURNAMENT: SILVER BRACKET: DiMaggio's vs. Lions Club Hayes Plumbing vs. La Fuente FAIRFIELD GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY: COACH PITCH TOURNAMENT: Hoppers Backhoe Service vs. Fairfield National Bank Peoples National Bank vs. LeMond's Chrysler MINORS LEAGUE...