The Wayne City Fire Department will have a fried chicken or pulled pork fundraiser meal Saturday, March 16th from 11am to 1pm at the fire department. This event will be DRIVE-THRU ONLY and the cost is by donation. All proceeds will go towards new fire equipment.

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies Thursday afternoon arrested 22-year-old Cody A. Conover of Fairfield on a Williamson County Failure to Appear contempt warrant for Driving While License Revoked. Conover was transported, booked and lodged in the Wayne County Jail on the warrant.

A 40-year-old Fairfield resident, Carrie L. Cullins admitted in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday to violating a previous Order of Probation for a term of 18 months dating back to the original sentence date in September, 2024. Cullins was sentenced to 150 days in the Wayne County Jail to be served concurrent with a ...

The Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who stole items from a tank truck in Mt Erie belonging to Merle Raber. Items taken include; 24" pipe wrench, 16" slip joint wrench, 43 camlock, 20 ton air/hydraulic jack, and 2"gate valves. Call or text Crimestoppers at 618...

Area fire departments have been busy responding to field fires within the last few days and warn residents not to burn during the high winds that are in the forecast. Hamilton County has issued a BURN BAN that is in effect until 8am tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Wayne City Fire Department was called to an area South o...

An arrest warrant has been issued for convicted serial killer Bruce Mendenhall in relation to the brutal slaying of an Alabama woman in 2007. Mendenhall, 73, from Albion, is facing murder charges linked to the death of Lucille "Gretna" Carter, a 44-year-old transient whose body was found on Finley Boulevard i...

Pictured L to R: Emily Spray, Cali Bunting, Owen Lynch, Aiden McDowell, Natalie Gentz, Chase Shelton, Gabe Wyatt, Cody Greathouse, Parker Biggs The March Student of the Month was recently selected at Edwards County High School. Nominees were Natalie Gentz, Barnes Sawyer, Emily Spray, and Jake Wiseman. Natalie Gentz was...

Work on the Edwards County courthouse in downtown Albion is nearing completion, with tuckpointing expected to finish later this month. This effort is part of a more extensive improvement project that began in June 2023. The tuckpointing is being carried out by Mason's Masonry Restoration, a firm based in Brownstown, Il...

The Geff Ruritan Club will have a fish fry on Friday, March 21st, at the Geff Ruritan Building. Serving will start at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per adult (10 years and older). The menu will consist of catfish fillets, baked beans, coleslaw, hushpuppies, dessert and drink.

Wabash County Sheriff's Department officials are saddened to announce the passing of their first K9, Roy, who died Thursday evening at his home. K9 Roy was 12 years old and known for his impressive skills as a crime fighter, having seized over 90 grams of methamphetamine during a single traffic stop. Officials noted th...

The Fairfield High School Winter Sports Awards program was held Wednesday night. LADY MULES BASKETBALL AWARDS JV Most Improved: Emily Vaughan Free Throw Award: Mabrey Foster Rebounds Award: Riley Jolly Defensive Award: Myra Copeland Jerry Zurliene Tough Girl Award: Dalanie Ellis MVP: Myra Copeland MULES BOYS BASKETBALL...

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SCHEDULE The 1A, 2A, and 3A games will begin today in Champaign. CLASS 1A: Effingham St Anthony vs Chicago Hope-9:30am Peoria Christian vs Lanark Eastland-11:15am CLASS 2A: Belleville Althoff vs Chicago Christ the King-2:00pm Peoria Manual vs Chicago Dyett-3:45pm CLASS 3A: Broth...

The Winter Sports Awards program for Fairfield Community High School will be held tonight and Wednesday March 19th. Here is the schedule: Tonight @ 6:30pm Boys Basketball-East Gym Girls Basketball-Cafeteria Wrestling-Library/Study Hall March 19th @ 6:30pm Cheerleading-The Landing BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE FINAL...

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SUPER-SECTIONAL SCORES FROM MONDAY **CLASS 1A** At EIU-Charleston: Effingham St Anthony 62, Meridian 58 (OT) **CLASS 2A** At Carbondale-SIU Belleville Althoff 48, Teutopolis 37 F NBA Atlanta Hawks 132, Philadelphia 76ers 123 Boston Celtics 114, Utah Jazz 108 Brooklyn Nets 111, Los Angeles La...

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 ...