****Per the Edwards County Sheriff's Department, Karen Sager has been located and is safe*** Edwards County authorities and Illinois State Police continue to search for a West Salem woman, Karen Sager who was last seen at her rural home in West Salem Friday night. Sager, who is in her mid 60s left her car keys, purse ...

The Fairfield Grade School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, May 6th. The meeting is set to take place in the Center Street School Boardroom and will begin with a call to order and roll call. There will be an opportunity for citizens to address the board on non-agenda items. The boar...

29-year-old James McFarland of Grayville was lodged in the White County Jail at Carmi following a chase Thursday night in Carmi. Reports said police caught up with McFarland a little after 11 p.m. Thursday following a chase, and took him into custody on Abelson Drive in Carmi. He faces preliminary charges of possession...

A Mt. Carmel, Illinois family is pleading for the return of a firefighter's ashes they say were stolen from his home along with other personal belongings. Published reports say Glen Markle's stepdaughter, Kimberly Walston, indicated someone had broken into the home and stole the ashes and multiple items off his pillow....

Here's the latest area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 23.45 feet, above the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 14.48 feet, below the 18-foot flood stage. At Carmi the river is at 27.01 feet, at the 27-foot flood stage. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is a...

A crash that occurred earlier this week in central Illinois, killing four children including one teenager, may have been caused by a medical emergency. Authorities say the crash happened Thursday in Chatham, Illinois at an after-school camp and was not a targeted incident. Alcohol or drugs is not believed to have been...

36-year-old Aydreian Hooper of Fairfield was sentenced to 10 years in prison this morning in Wayne County Circuit Court for the July 14th, 2024 hot car death of her son and the serious injury of another son. Judge Thomas Dinn handed down the sentence. Hooper had been free on a GPS monitor pending today's sentencing h...

The National Weather Service sent a survey team into Wayne County Thursday to assess the damage from the Tuesday afternoon severe storm that hit the area. The Weather Service in Paducah says the damage in Wayne County was from straight-line winds and NO tornado. Officials say the storm hit the southeast part of Fairfie...

Several plead guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. Fairfield resident, 26-year-old Quentin Greenwood pled guilty to Endangering the Life of a Child and was sentenced to one year of Court Supervision plus court costs. Greenwood is required to also attend anger management counseling. 21-year-old Ricky Embry p...

62-year-old Wayne City resident Bradley V. Gammon appeared by Zoom in Wayne County Circuit Court last week, asking the judge for an in-person court appearance. Gammon is seeking the return of two vehicles and cash seized by Anson Fenton, the former Wayne City Police Chief who has pleaded guilty to the theft and eventua...

Boys Track Friday, at the Newton Eagle Invite: Top Mules performers were: Eric Locke, 2nd in the discus, and Justin Johnson, 2nd in the 400m. As a team, Fairfield finished 6th with a score of 47. Charleston was first with a score of 99. Other finishers: Newton 2nd with 90.5, Effingham 3rd with 77, Altamont 4th wit...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Track @ Newton 4pm Baseball @ Benton 4:30pm JV to follow GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY Carmi-White Co 10, Fairfield 3 (Game 1) Fairfield 7, Carmi-White Co 6 (Game 2) Altamont 3, St Anthony 0 Anna-Jonesboro 10, Herrin 0 Belleville East 19, East St Louis 0 Belleville ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Tennis @ Robinson 4pm Girls Track/Lady Mules Invite @ The Train Yard 4pm Senior Night recognition @ 4:45pm Lady Mules Softball vs Carmi-White Co @ Southwest Park (Doubleheader) 4:30pm Mules Baseball vs Carmi-White Co @ Veterans Field (Doubleheader) 4:30pm GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBSALL ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Track @ Carmi-White Co 4pm GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBSALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Alton-Marquette 10, Metro East Lutheran 0 Belleville East 10, Alton 0 O'Fallon 5, Belleville West 1 Freeburg 6, EAWR 1 BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Belleville East 11, O'Fallon 5 Carterville 5...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Boys Tennis @ Salem 4pm Girls Track @ DuQuoin 4pm Lady Mules Softball @ Carmi-White Co 4:30pm Mules Baseball @ Carmi-White Co 4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY Altamont 3, Neoga 0 Anna-Jonesboro 9, West Frankfort 2 Belleville West 2, Red Bud 1 Bethalto Civic 9, Highland 0 Car...