The National Weather Service in Paducah says light snow will move through parts of the region late tonight through Tuesday morning, mainly along and north of the Ohio River and in adjacent portions of southeast Missouri. Snowfall accumulations of roughly half an inch to as much as one and a half inches are possible in ...

According to a Facebook post, a new homestyle restaurant in West Salem, The Lumberyard is now open at 101 East North St. The restaurant, owned by Deryke & Maggie Kirkpatrick is in the former Southern Lumber building and has been completely remodeled by the Kirkpatricks' who both attended culinary school at Rend La...

Reports say the state of Illinois' sale of cannabis at dispensaries around the state went over $2 billion in 2024. That represents a 2.5 percent increase from 2023. Last year's cannabis use included $1.722 billion in adult use cannabis sales and over $285 million in medical cannabis sales. Just over 56 million cannab...

Police continue to investigate an accident late Thursday morning along U.S. Route 50 near the Claremont Road intersection east of Olney. Illinois State Police said 40 year old Jade Holmes of Sumner was traveling westbound on U.S. Route 50, when for unknown reasons, his vehicle crossed the centerline and and sideswiped ...

With Super Bowl 59 on Sunday, the Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Transportation and local law enforcement agencies are reminding the public to celebrate the event safely this weekend, and drive safely when traveling to and from Super Bowl activities. Police remind motorists to designate a sober driver wh...

The Fairfield City Council will meet Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. with a fairly light agenda listed. Approval of minutes from the January 28th meeting and the Executive Session Minutes from the November 12th meeting is expected. Just three items are listed under Routine Business. One is the transition of trash se...

Here's the latest area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 10.67 feet, below the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 7.53 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. The reading at Carmi is 13.07 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is at 5.86 feet...

23-year-old Steven Miller of Fairfield pled guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday to a charge of Battery and was placed on one year of court supervision and ordered to pay court costs. Christopher Bartley, 51 of Fairfield admitted in court Thursday to violating a previous order of probation on an original charg...

The development of a 70-room hotel on the west side of Fairfield is facing delays after St. Louis-based developers indicated that the estimated property tax on the project is prohibitively high for construction to move forward. Fairfield Mayor, Gary Moore says Wayne County Supervisor of Assessments Jodi Poole provided ...

Fairfield Community High School will recognize 50 years of Lady Mules Basketball next Wednesday evening during the Lady Mules game against Hamilton County. The doors will open at 5:15pm with the JV game starting at 6pm, a 50th Anniversary presentation is planned for 7 pm with the Varsity game at 7:30pm. At half-time, r...

During a recent meeting and luncheon of the Fairfield Rotary Club, Charles and Stacy West shared insights about their businesses and the ongoing renovations at Westport Plaza in Fairfield. Charles, the owner of West Construction, has expanded his operations to include property management, specifically overseeing Westpo...

The Wayne City Village Board met on Monday night, where Mayor Rocky Hedden informed members that seven applications have been submitted for the Police Officer position, following the departure of former Police Chief Anson Fenton. Mayor Hedden indicated that it may take three or more months before proper policing is rei...

Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel is alerting patients to a series of scam calls that appear to be coming from the hospital. Fraudsters are spoofing the hospital's phone numbers in an attempt to steal personal information, including Medicare and Social Security numbers. Patients are reminded that Medicare never ini...

The Fairfield Retail Merchants encourages everyone to shop local with participating merchants from beginning today (Friday) to February 12th and discover Cupid. Upon finding Cupid at your chosen establishment, you have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a $50.00 gift card from DiMaggio's Pizza, Classic Pizza and Pas...

The Cornerstone Church in Fairfield will be hosting their Semi-Annual Homecoming/Prom Dress giveaway on Saturday, March 8th from 9am to 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall. There are hundreds of dresses and shoes to choose from. In addition, there will be bouquets and jewelry available to complete your ensemble. There ar...

Grayville's law enforcement is currently operating with just a Chief of Police and two officers following the termination of Officer Carlton Valiant. This decision came after a special meeting of city leaders on Wednesday morning, which began at 9 AM with only an executive session on the agenda. After more than an hour...

(Photo L-R Kallen King, Jasper Superintendent Shari Berger, Deacon Wimer) Kallen King, a 7th grade student at Jasper Grade School is the winner of the 2025 Wayne County Spelling Bee held Thursday night at Fairfield City Hall. King, the son of John & Tara King spelled the words, Turban and Vaseline to secure the wi...

The Illinois State Police have issued an Endangered Missing Person Advisory for a pregnant teenager reported missing from Wisconsin. This advisory was activated at the request of the Beaver Dam Police Department due to suspicious circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Sixteen-year-old Sophia Martha Franklin was l...

The Wayne City High School History Club will host "Trivia Night" on Saturday, March 8th in the Wayne City High School Gym. Cost is $100 a team up to ten members. Doors open at 6pm with trivia beginning at 7pm. All proceeds will go toward the Wayne City High School History Club.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) are urging residents to practice the Drop, Cover, and Hold On! technique during Earthquake Awareness Month this February. "Strong earthquakes can impact not only southern Illinois but the entire state, given our proximity to two si...