Fairfield News

A Wayne County grand jury has indicted Ricky D. Garner, 50, of Fairfield, Ill., on a felony charge of aggravated battery in connection with the beating death of his girlfriend in October.

The elderly Fairfield, Ill., woman says someone stole the 15-inch long plastic Jesus right out of its manger sometime Sunday night or Monday morning.

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On Oct. 23, Aaron J. Thomason, 32, of Fairfield, Ill., was lodged in the Graham Correctional Center at Hillsboro, Ill., to begin serving a one-year prison sentence for possession of methamphetamine.

Matthew Thomas Scott of Smyrna and Jamin Breann Simms of Fairfield, Ill., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Robert G. Vaughn Jr., 51, of Route 4 Fairfield was booked late Wednesday night on a charge of unlawful purchase of pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the manufacture of meth.

William H. Faberman, 40, has been lodged in the Wayne County Jail on preliminary charges of anhydrous ammonia tampering and aggravated fleeing and eluding.

The six-acre former military base will be transformed into the new headquarters for the Fairfield Police Department.

It never ceases to amaze me how small towns in Southern Illinois can find something to celebrate, and that's a good thing.

Aaron J. Long, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday night.

Martin's schedule follows below. Martin will also be speaking at Republican Party events and meeting with Republican leaders as he seeks to "blow out" Mark Kirk's liberal campaign and discredit Kirk's "anti-family" agenda.

Private adoption with paperwork done by attorneys in Springfield, IL. Someone by the name of Larry Dean McCabe was involved but not sure how.

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that workers from Chrysler Group LLC in Belvidere, Ill., and Airtex Products LP in Fairfield, Ill., are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance .

Wayne County authorities are reporting that a man is under arrest after deputies uncovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen merchandise on his property.

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Tracy of 717 Greencroft Road, Princeton, will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Rex McGehee was born on May 23, 1935, in Cisne, Illinois. His parents are Art and Rosabel McGehee who are from Fairfield.

A 71-year-old professional photographer in southern Illinois is charged with 90 counts of sexual assault involving two children younger than 10 years old.

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 25, 2009, APRIL L. SANTIAGO, 30, of Fairfield, Illinois was sentenced in federal district court in Benton for making False Statements to a Federal Health Care Program.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in Mt. Vernon, one of their own deputies has been charged with DUI, following a single vehicle accident south of Radom in Washington County over the weekend.

The White County Sheriff's Department, in Carmi, is asking for the public's help to find an anhydrous ammonia thief.