Fairfield Police arrested 33-year-old Skyler J. Lamberson of Fairfield Saturday at approximately 3;45pm. Lamberson was arrested for Aggravated Domestic Battery as he is accused of restricting the the airway of a family member during an incident earlier in the day. Lambserson was lodged in the Wayne County Jail pending...

A Fairfield man, 22-year-old Brenten Alan Zirkelbach was arrested Saturday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department on two warrants, one for Retail Theft and the other warrant, a Failure To Appear on a charge of Retail Theft. Zirkelbach was transported and lodged in the Wayne County Jail pending a court appearance.

The Barb Wire Grill, scheduled to open in their new location in the former Flat Iron Grill at Westport Plaza sometime this month, has been delayed on their opening date. Owner Mandy Bell says they have encountered some issues regarding the renovation of the restaurant space at the plaza. As a result, their timeline f...

The Fairfield Park District is in need of lifeguards for the upcoming summer season at the Fairfield Swimming Pool. Lifeguards must be 15 years old when they begin work, and pass either the initial lifeguard certification test or be recertified, if necessary. Anyone interested may pick up an application at Fyie and ...

Feeding Kids of Wayne County is preparing for their second year in operation as the board members met Saturday. The program will continue to serve at the 3 set locations in Fairfield as well as in Cisne, Wayne City, and Geff locations and they will be purchasing more shelving for their pantry to meet their growing foo...

A Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Red Cross will be held at the Community of Christ Church in the Family Life Center at the corner of Windsor Lane and Leininger Road on Wednesday, March 12th. The blood drive will be held from 11:30am to 5:30pm. For questions or information, contact Diane Vaughan at 618-838-987...

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is hosting its first ever all-women recruitment event to encourage women to explore the many career paths available both as sworn police officers and as civilian employees. ​ The ISP Academy will be open to the public for the free event on March 18, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. �...

Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 10.49 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a reading of 5.71 feet, (flood stage is 15 ft). The Little Wabash below Clay City is at 7.42 feet. (flood stage is at 18 ft.) The ...

The 58th Annual Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Dinner is set for tonight at Willow Creek Venue South of Fairfield. Happy Hour will begin at 5pm with the dinner to follow. The Business Of The Year, Fairfield Banking Company will be honored along with the recipient of the Community Service Award and New Business Of T...

The Edwards County School District is conducting a preschool round-up for children age Birth to 5 years not yet enrolled in public schools and who will not be Kindergarten eligible in the fall. The screening will take approximately 45 minutes and will evaluate each child's progress in hearing, vision, speech, language,...

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS2A STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FROM SATURDAY Mt. Carmel Lady Aces beat Chicago Phillips 50-38 to win 3rd place in the Girls Class 2A State Tournament in Bloomington Saturday. Nashville defeats Peoria Notre Dame 55-29 to win the Girls 2A State Championship Game. The Hornettes accumulated a school ...

BOYS SECTIONAL SCOREBOARD ----Friday, March 7th---- CLASS 1A: *Aurora Christian 57, Hinckley Big Rock 54 F *Chicago Hope 73, Unity Christian 57 F *Meridian 69, Goreville 63 F *Lanark-Eastland 35,, Pecatonica 31 F *LeRoy 45, Gibson City 41 F *Greenfield 59, Metro-East Lutheran 53 F *Peoria Christian 57, Princeville 54 F...

The Winter Sports Awards program for Fairfield Community High School will be held Wednesday, March 12th and Wednesday March 19th. Here is the schedule: March 12th @ 6:30pm Boys Basketball-East Gym Girls Basketball-Cafeteria Wrestling-Library/Study Hall March 19th @ 6:30pm Cheerleading-The Landing Fairfield Mules Boys T...

The Girls Class 2A Final Four this weekend in Bloomington will feature TWO Southern Illinois teams. Mt Carmel will play at 2:00pm this this afternoon against Peoria Notre Dame. Nashville will face Chicago Phillips at 3:30pm on today. BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY CLASS 1A: Meri...

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS FROM TUESDAY CLASS 1A SECTIONALS: AT BRIDGEPORT (Red Hill) Tuscola 74, Dieterich 65 AT COBDEN Goreville 55, Okawville 41 CLASS 2A SECTIONALS: AT CARTERVILLE Breese Central 41, Benton 30 AT TOLONO-UNITY Teutopolis 53, Monticello 46 (OT) CLASS 3A SECTIONALS: AT MARION Tri...