Author Archives: Mark Wells

Frontier Community College in Fairfield will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Forum at Workforce Development Center tonight (Thursday) from 6-8 p.m. Those that attend can meet the candidates in the fo...

    Candidate for Illinois Governor, Darrin Bailey and his running mate, Aaron Del Mar, are bringing their "Take Back Illinois: For The People!" 7-day bus tour to Fairfield tonight and will ...

(Photo credit: IDOC) It took a Wayne County jury just nine minutes Wednesday afternoon to determine that 61-year-old Thomas W. Belanger of Fairfield remains a sexually dangerous person. Belanger had b...

The Fairfield Community High School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the FCHS Study Hall. The agenda includes routine business, financial matters, committee reports,...

The Board of Education of Edwards County Community Unit School District No. 1 will convene for a regular meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Science Room at West Salem Grade S...

A Fairfield man was issued a Notice to Appear following his arrest Tuesday afternoon in Burnt Prairie. According to the White County Sheriff's Department, a deputy observed a 2002 GMC Sierra traveling...

The City of Fairfield and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a public informational meeting on Monday, February 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at Fairfield City Hall, 109 NE Second St...

Youth ages 8-18 are invited to grow their gardening skills this winter at the upcoming Edwards County 4-H Gardening Workshop to be held Monday, February 23rd from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. The session will te...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Basketball vs. Mt. Carmel at the Mt. Carmel Class 2A Regional Championship 6pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP...

On Thursday, November 27, 2025 Terry Lynn Flechs passed away at his home in Swansea, Illinois, surrounded by family. He was 61 years old. Terry was born on December 18, 1963, at 11:19 p.m. at Fairfiel...