The National Weather Service in Paducah says Southern Illinois can expect daily chances for showers and thunderstorms through next weekend, with the greatest likelihood of rain from Thursday night through Friday night. Some of the storms could become strong, with the potential for damaging winds. High temperatures will...

The Wayne County Fair returns for another year with events scheduled throughout the week. Livestock competitions begin today (Monday) with rabbit, poultry, and junior goat shows. Tonight's grandstand attraction will be Motocross at 7 p.m. Tuesday features the 4-H and Junior Beef shows, the 4-H Goat Show, carnival rides...

A St. Francisville man has died from injuries suffered in a fireworks-related incident in Lawrenceville. Knox County, Indiana, Coroner Joe Millspaugh Jr. said 73-year-old Bob Johnson died at 10:23 p.m. CST Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana after being transported for treatment. A preliminary autop...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office Merit Commission is now accepting applications from individuals ages 18 to 20 for correctional officer positions following a recent change in Illinois law. The new law lowers the minimum age requirement for county correctional officers from 21 to 18 years old. Applications will be acce...

(Photo: St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham) The Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday morning at St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham. According to ISP, church security contacted the Effingham Police Department at approximately 9:27 a.m. after reporting a sus...

The Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a 5-month-old child in Centralia. According to the Centralia Police Department, officers, firefighters and EMS personnel responded at approximately 5:05 p.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of Maulding Drive after receiving a report of an unresponsive infant. The chil...

The Fairfield Community High School District 225 Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. in the FCHS Board Room. Following roll call, agenda adjustments, and recognition of visitors, the board is expected to enter closed session to discuss personnel matters and the possible purchase or...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital has earned the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Rural Gold Recognition Award, honoring the hospital's commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based stroke care to patients in rural communities. The award recognizes rural hospitals that consistently me...

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...

Frontier Community College will host two Baseball Summer Youth Camps in July at FNB Field on the Fairfield campus. The first camp, for children ages 5 to 9, will be held July 13th and 14th from 9 a.m. to noon each day. A second camp for ages 10 to 13 is scheduled for July 15th and 16th, also from 9 a.m. to noon. Camper...

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...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND'S MOTORSPORTS: 11 U TOURNAMENT: GOLD BRACKET: Carter Trucking vs. Top Dog Diesel Fairfield Banking Company vs. Mt. Vernon Dream Homes 14 U ALL-STARS DOUBLEHEADER: GAME 1 at 5:30 p.m. GAME 2 at 7:30 p.m. FAIRFIELD GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR MON...

Major League Baseball Friday: Miami 4 St. Louis 0 Milwaukee 6 Chicago Cubs 2 Chicago White Sox 22 Kansas City 1 Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 8 Houston 0 Baltimore 3 Washington 1 Texas 5 Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 6 Arizona 1 Boston 6 NY Yankees 1 Philadelphia 2 NY Mets 1 Seattle 3 Clevelan...